Sky1 has secured the exclusive linear TV rights in the UK to CAPRICA, the much-anticipated prequel to Battlestar Galactica, from NBC Universal International Television Distribution, it was announced today.

As Sky1’s Peabody and Emmy-winning original series BATTLESTAR GALACTICA heads into its fourth and final season, CAPRICA - a two hour prequel from executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick - will expand on the Galactica world and get deeper into the origins of the story whilst promising to deliver more of the passion, intrigue, political backbiting, family conflict and hardcore action that fans have come to love.

David Smyth, Head of Acquisitions, Sky1, Sky2, Sky3 commented: “Battlestar Galactica has surprised and awed audiences with its distinctive style and gripping story-telling. We’re thrilled to have secured exclusive rights to the next chapter of this award-winning franchise.”

Set 50 years before BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, CAPRICA follows two rival families – the Graystones and the Adamas. Bound together by tragedy, their ensuing struggle will determine the fate of the 12 Colonies.

CAPRICA is a society rife with advanced technology. Little do they know they are trembling on the brink of the creation of the first CYLON (cybernetic life-form node).

The Graystones and Adamas come from different cultures and wildly different socio-economic backgrounds. Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz, The Mask, Pulp Fiction) is a computer genius and the leading businessman of the 12 Colonies. His wife, Amanda Graystone (Paula Malcolmson, Deadwood, ER) is an elite neurosurgeon. Joseph Adama (Esai Morales, NYPD Blue) is an immigrant, a lawyer with ties to the mob, and a father who is desperate to reconnect with his estranged son, William (Sina Najafi).

Their bitter rivalry will bring the end of life as they know it. Their children are the future.