Battlestar Galactica
Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 9/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 9/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 9/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 9/10Existential dreadMortality and meaninglessness confronted head-on.This show: 8/10PhilosophicalBig questions of meaning, ethics and existence.This show: 8/10Space & sci-fiSpace, aliens and grand-scale science fiction.This show: 8/10War & militaryArmed conflict and the soldier's experience.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Edward James OlmosMary McDonnellJamie BamberJames CallisTricia HelferGrace Park
Written by
Glen A. LarsonRonald D. Moore
Starring
Edward James OlmosMary McDonnellJamie BamberJames CallisTricia HelferGrace Park
Written by
Glen A. LarsonRonald D. Moore
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Battlestar Galactica Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | ||
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| S1 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.8 | |||||||||
| S2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.7 | ||
| S3 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9.2 | ||
| S4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.7 |
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About
"War allegory disguised as space opera"
After a devastating surprise attack nearly annihilates humanity, the last survivors flee aboard a ragtag fleet protected by the battleship Galactica, searching for a legendary lost colony called Earth. What starts as survival sci-fi becomes a tense, morally messy drama about leadership, faith, terrorism, and what separates human from machine. The tone is grim and claustrophobic, the politics genuinely thorny, and the pace patient, favoring character breakdowns and ethical standoffs over spectacle. It rewards attention and grows heavier as it goes, anchored by a superb ensemble cast.
Watch it for
the way it turns a survival premise into a genuinely tough political and moral thriller.
Maybe skip if
you want breezy escapism, since it leans bleak, talky, and religiously ambiguous by the end.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
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Season 12004
8.035K139h 15m
Season 1 picks up where the miniseries left off. After engaging in a losing battle against the Cylons, humanity's last remnants are forced to flee under the protection of their one remaining warship, the outdated Battlestar Galactica. Pursued by the Cylons-some of whom have now taken human form-Commander Adama and President Roslin lead these last remnants of humanity in search of a new home - a planet called Earth.
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Season 22005
8.046K2019h 50m
Picking up where the first season left off, season 2 continues to chronicle the adventures of a ragtag fleet of humans, the sole survivors of a devastating nuclear attack by the robot Cylons. But it soon becomes clear that more threatens this fragile society than external forces. Massive fear, paranoia, and political ambition — all classic plagues to developing civilizations — wear away at the already-fatigued fleet.
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Season 32006
8.044K2015h 9m
Season 3 picks up where last season's cliffhanger finale left off, the Galactica crew discovers a habitable planet, but things become even further complicated when the Cylons, led by Caprica Six and Sharon, find the planet and offer humanity a stunning proposal of peace.
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Season 42008
8.341K2116h
As season 4 begins, the last remnants of humanity continue their search for a new home. Galactica’s crew attempts to make sense of the inexplicable while four members of the fleet are still reeling from past revelations.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Edward James Olmos Admiral William Adama, Commander William Adama
Mary McDonnell President Laura Roslin
Jamie Bamber Cpt. Lee 'Apollo' Adama, Lee Adama, Major Lee 'Apollo' Adama
James Callis Dr. Gaius Baltar, President Gaius Baltar
Tricia Helfer Number Six, Caprica, Natalie Faust
Grace Park Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii, Lt. Sharon 'Athena' Agathon, Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii
Katee Sackhoff Captain Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace, Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace, Capt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace
Michael Hogan Colonel Saul Tigh
Aaron Douglas Chief Galen Tyrol
Tahmoh Penikett Captain Karl 'Helo' Agathon, Lt. Karl 'Helo' Agathon
Crew
Glen A. Larson
Ronald D. Moore
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