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Caprica is a television series set in the fictional Battlestar Galactica universe. Beginning 58 years before the events seen in Battlestar Galactica, Caprica tells the story of how Colonial humanity first created the robotic Cybernetic Lifeform Nodes or Cylons, who would later plot to destroy human civilization in retaliation for their enslavement.
An extended version of the pilot premiered exclusively on DVD and digital download on April 21, 2009.The first season, composed of the two-hour pilot and 18 one-hour episodes, is expected to begin airing on Syfy in the United States on January 22, 2010. The rights to broadcast the series have also been picked up by Sky1 in the UK and Ireland,and Space in Canada.

Caprica differs significantly from its parent series, due to creative and commercial demands. Ronald D. Moore had strong feelings on the matter, "You don't try to repeat the formula... Everything about Caprica was designed specifically to not repeat what we had done in Galactica."Though it fared well with the critics, Battlestar was never a ratings success. Both Moore and the network pinpoint the war in space backdrop as one of the major obstacles, deterring the female audience from tuning in. With these considerations and Caprica's storyline already focused on events taking place before the two Cylon Wars, the series has a different identity, with its own tone, content and style.