SyFy announced on its twitter account today that it has decided not to renew “Caprica” for a second season. The cancellation of the “Battlestar Galactica” prequel cuts short the possibility of seeing how cylons get to fully develop. The network said:
“The remaining first run episodes of “Caprica” – airing Tuesdays at 10/9c – will be removed from the schedule as of next Tuesday, November 2. These final five episodes of the season will be re-scheduled to air at a to-be-announced time in the first quarter of 2011, and will conclude the run of the series.”
SyFy added: “We appreciate all the support that fans have shown for ‘Caprica’ and are very proud of the producers, cast, writers and the rest of the amazing team that has been committed to this fine series,” said Mark Stern, Executive Vice President of Original Programming, Syfy and Co-Head of Content for Universal Cable Productions. “Unfortunately, despite its obvious quality, “Caprica” has not been able to build the audience necessary to justify a second season.”
Apparently, the recently announced BSG prequel “Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome” will have to inform us how the cylons evolved and the final five came into existence.
“Caprica” stars Eric Stolz, Esai Morales, Paula Malcomson, Polly Walker, Alessandra Torresani, Magda Apowicz, and Sasha Roiz.