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Battlestar Galactica

★ 7.2 19K votes 1978–1979 1 season · 21 episodes Ended ABC
Space & sci-fiSpace, aliens and grand-scale science fiction.This show: 9/10SurvivalStaying alive against nature, scarcity or pursuit.This show: 7/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Lorne GreeneRichard HatchDirk BenedictHerbert Jefferson Jr.John ColicosMaren Jensen
Written by
Glen A. Larson
Starring
Lorne GreeneRichard HatchDirk BenedictHerbert Jefferson Jr.John ColicosMaren Jensen
Written by
Glen A. Larson
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
02505007501k

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About

"A fleeing civilization's earnest, hopeful space odyssey"

After a devastating sneak attack destroys the Twelve Colonies of humanity, the last survivors flee into deep space aboard a ragtag civilian fleet protected by the aging battlestar Galactica, searching for a half-mythical lost colony called Earth while relentless robotic Cylons hunt them down. Visually and tonally it owes a lot to the era's new space-opera craze, mixing large-scale battles with earnest family and command-crew drama. Pacing is uneven and the effects and moralizing show their age, but the sweep of a whole civilization on the run gives it a genuine, hopeful, old-fashioned charm.

Watch it for

the ambitious scale of an entire civilization's fleet searching together for a mythical lost Earth.

Maybe skip if

you dislike dated effects, uneven pacing, and sincere 1970s sci-fi optimism bordering on camp.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 11978
7.212K2118h 39m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Saga of a Star World7.6
877133 min
▶2Lost Planet of the Gods7.3
64847 min
▶3Lost Planet of the Gods: Part 27.4
61447 min
▶4The Lost Warrior6.7
61847 min
▶5The Long Patrol6.8
56847 min
▶6The Gun on Ice Planet Zero7.1
58647 min
▶7The Gun on Ice Planet Zero: Part II7.1
57047 min
▶8The Magnificent Warriors6.3
52247 min
▶9The Young Lords6.3
53447 min
▶10The Living Legend7.9
58647 min
▶11The Living Legend: Part II7.9
56847 min
▶12Fire in Space6.8
53647 min
▶13War of the Gods7.6
55347 min
▶14War of the Gods: Part II7.6
54247 min
▶15The Man with Nine Lives7.1
52047 min
▶16Murder on the Rising Star7.1
50447 min
▶17Greetings from Earth6.8
56893 min
▶18Baltar's Escape7.4
51547 min
▶19Experiment in Terra6.8
52747 min
▶20Take the Celestra6.6
48747 min
▶21The Hand of God7.7
53147 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Lorne Greene Adama
Richard Hatch Captain Apollo
Dirk Benedict Lieutenant Starbuck
Herbert Jefferson Jr. Lieutenant Boomer
John Colicos Count Baltar
Maren Jensen Lieutenant Athena
Noah Hathaway Boxey
Laurette Spang Cassiopeia
Tony Swartz Flight Sergeant Jolly
Terry Carter Colonel Tigh

Crew

Glen A. Larson

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