Caprica greenlit

We'll get to see the origins of the Cylons and the Adamas. [Link]

Set 50 years before the events in Battlestar Galactica, Caprica follows two rival families--the Graystones and the Adamas--as they grow, compete and thrive in the vibrant world of the 12 Colonies, a society recognizably close to our own.

Enmeshed in the burgeoning technology of artificial intelligence and robotics that will eventually lead to the creation of the Cylons, the two houses go toe to toe in a series that blends action with corporate conspiracy and sexual politics.

Production on the series is slated to begin in the summer of 2009 in Vancouver, Canada, for a 2010 premiere. Jeffrey Reiner (Friday Night Lights) directed the pilot.

As the series begins, a startling development is about to occur--the creation of the first cybernetic lifeform node, or "Cylon"--the ability to marry artificial intelligence with mechanical bodies.