Caprica
2010
Original language: English
- drama
- sci-fi & fantasy
The story
Set 58 years before Battlestar Galactica, Caprica follows two rival families - the Graystones and the Adamas - as they grow, compete, and thrive in the vibrant world of the peaceful 12 Colonies, living in a society close to our own. Entangled 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, blending action with corporate conspiracy and sexual politics.
What it’s like
Cool blue-grey interiors and glossy, sleek corporate surfaces, with rain-streaked city windows and the hazy violet glow of holographic displays lighting faces at night. The camera tends to hold on people in apartments, boardrooms and wealthy villas, with slow dollies and patient two-shot framing that lets tension build in silence, while the pulsing synth-and-strings score swells under the quieter, more human scenes. The vibe is cool, melancholy and quietly anxious: an elegant, rain-soaked future where grief and ambition sit close together, and where technology feels both beautiful and faintly ominous. It suits a late evening alone, a slow weekend binge, or anyone who likes sci-fi that is more about families and power than dogfights. Intensity runs moderate: some violence, including gunfire and a terrorist attack, plus adult themes, sexual politics and dark moments, but gore is limited and most of the unease comes from dread and emotional cruelty. Patient, character-driven pacing, with a shape of rival households slowly tangled by ambition and loss, suits viewers who want thoughtful speculative drama rather than gentle comfort viewing.
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