Battlestar Galactica is the latest hit series NBC Universo has introduced in primetime
NBC Universo announced the launch of Battlestar Galactica, the cult classic which remains one of the highest-rated series ever on Syfy. From Universal Cable Productions, Battlestar Galactica is now slated to appeal to a whole new audience when it airs for the first time in Spanish on U.S. television beginning Wednesday July 29, at 9pm ET/PT.”Sci-fi is an extremely popular genre among Hispanics and NBC Universo is thrilled to build on its sci-fi offerings which currently include Warehouse 13 and Eureka. We are looking forward to introducing Battlestar Galactica to Spanish-speaking audiences in the U.S. and creating a new Colony of Galacticans, said Bilai Joa Silar, SVP, Programming & Production, NBC Universo.Battlestar Galactica is the latest hit series NBC Universo has introduced in primetime as the channel recently launched Law & Order: LA and Suits in Spanish on Tuesday nights. Already a legendary franchise in English and with a global fan base, Battlestar Galactica, transports viewers into a world where human civilization has extended to a group of planets known as the Twelve Colonies and has engaged in a lengthy war against a cybernetic race known as the Cylons, whose goal is the extermination of the human race. After the Cylons carry out a massive attack on the Twelve Colonies and on the Colonial Fleet of starships that protect them, scattered survivors flee into outer space aboard a ragtag array of available spaceships. Only the Battlestar Galactica, a gigantic battleship and spacecraft carrier, survives the Cylon attack.Under the leadership of Commander Adama (Edward James Olmos), the Galactica and a team of “Viper Fighters” lead a fleet of survivors in search of the fabled thirteenth colony known as Earth.
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