Battlestar Galactica Spinoff Set for Online Debut

LOS ANGELES: Universal Cable Productions (UCP) is launching the newest chapter in the Battlestar Galactica franchise, Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, on the Machinima Prime online entertainment network as part of a three-tiered windowing strategy.

The spinoff will debut exclusively on November 9 on Machinima’s premium channel. Each new chapter will premiere exclusively on Machinima Prime, which has already garnered more than half a million subscribers in three months. The series will be presented as ten episodes, each 7 to 12 minutes in length. They will be available exclusively on Machinima Prime until February 3, then head to Syfy, which will run the program as a two-hour movie. Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome will then be released on Blu-ray, DVD, digital download, pay-per-view and VOD.

“With its top-notch storytelling, pulse-pounding action and cutting-edge visual effects, Blood & Chrome is the perfect extension of the Battlestar Galactica universe,” said Mark Stern, the president of original content for Syfy and co-head of original content for Universal Cable Productions. “We are thrilled to see this hotly anticipated event premiere on Machinima, an online network that is unparalleled in its delivery of high-class digital content to millions of viewers.”

“The storied Battlestar Galactica franchise has a huge following and resonates perfectly with our audience,” added Allen DeBevoise, the chairman, co-founder and CEO of Machinima. “We are thrilled to be the exclusive distributor for Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome. Series fans have been anticipating this chapter of the Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome story and we are proud to deliver it to them, as a whole new audience on Machinima, reinforcing Battlestar Galactica’s status as a pop-culture icon.”