As SCI FI's hit series BATTLESTAR GALACTICA gears up for this Friday's 90-minute season 2 finale, the channel begins preparations for the October premiere of the show's eagerly anticipated third season. Production on season 3 begins in Vancouver in April.
Returning to its Friday night slot with a complete 20-episode order, season 3 of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA will contain vfx by Zoic Studios.The entire ensemble will return, including Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer and Grace Park. As previously announced, Lucy Lawless will also join the cast for a 10-episode arc, reprising her role as D'Anna Biers, a Cylon.
Exe produced by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA is from NBC Universal Television Studio.
SCI FI's ever-popular STARGATE series, SG-1 and ATLANTIS, will return with their new seasons in July.
SCI FI Channel (www.scifi.com) offers original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming. Launched in 1992, and currently in 85 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
