Battlestar Galactica Watch Order & Timeline

The reimagined saga relies on uncertainty about the Cylons and the people aboard the fleet. Its prequels and alternate perspectives are not automatically the safest opening simply because they revisit earlier events.

The classic series tells another version of humanity's flight. Choosing it does not mean watching the childhood of the reimagined characters, and Galactica 1980 belongs to that older branch.

Use the miniseries as the reimagined entry, then follow the main show with companion release and spoiler context. Save early-history stories and The Plan's retelling for a point where their perspective does not give away later discoveries.

The reimagined group connects the 2003 opening, main series and companion productions. The classic group contains the 1978 story and its Earth-set sequel, rather than an earlier stage of the same continuity.

• Reimagined Continuity (9 entries)

  The reimagined fleet story begins with the 2003 miniseries. Prequels, films and webstories overlap or revisit events and require episode and spoiler context.

• Classic Continuity (2 entries)

  The separate 1978 television saga and Galactica 1980's arrival-at-Earth continuation, rather than a prequel to the reimagining.

The main series assumes its opening disaster. Films, webstories and whole-series aggregates overlap, so the row list remains an overview rather than an exact episode queue.

1. 1
   Battlestar GalacticaSeries · 1978
2. 2
   Galactica 1980Series · 1980
3. 3
   Battlestar Galactica: The MiniseriesSeries · 2003
4. 4
   Battlestar GalacticaSeries · 2004
5. 5
   Battlestar Galactica: The ResistanceSeries · 2006
6. 6
   Battlestar Galactica: Razor FlashbacksSeries · 2007
7. 7
   Battlestar Galactica: RazorFilm · 2007
8. 8
   Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the EnemySeries · 2008
9. 9
   Battlestar Galactica: The PlanFilm · 2009
10. 10
    CapricaSeries · 2010
11. 11
    Battlestar Galactica: Blood & ChromeFilm · 2012

Caprica and First Cylon War stories concern earlier history. Razor, The Resistance and other companions overlap the main run; The Plan retells early events from another perspective.

1. 1
   Cylon attackBattlestar GalacticaSeries · 1978
2. 2
   Arrival at EarthGalactica 1980Series · 1980
3. 3
   58 years before the FallCapricaSeries · 2010
4. 4
   First Cylon WarBattlestar Galactica: Blood & ChromeFilm · 2012
5. 5
   First Cylon WarBattlestar Galactica: Razor FlashbacksSeries · 2007
6. 6
   The FallBattlestar Galactica: The MiniseriesSeries · 2003
7. 7
   After the FallBattlestar GalacticaSeries · 2004
8. 8
   Retells the early exodusBattlestar Galactica: The PlanFilm · 2009
9. 9
   Between Seasons 2–3Battlestar Galactica: The ResistanceSeries · 2006
10. 10
    During the main seriesBattlestar Galactica: RazorFilm · 2007
11. 11
    During Season 4Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the EnemySeries · 2008