Syfy Sets BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS Marathons
April 7, 2020 by Marisa Roffman
Syfy will reair the full runs of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS in April, the network announced.
For XENA, this marks the first time Syfy has run the series. There will be #ThrowbackThursday marathons every Thursday morning and afternoon beginning April 16. Series star Lucy Lawless will provide “host wraps for the marathons, which will be presented by SYFY Fangrrls and will also feature special surprise guest appearances.”
XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS ran six seasons, from 1995-2001.
Additionally, the entirety of BSG—including the two-part miniseries, plus films RAZOR and THE PLAN—will run in a non-stop marathon beginning on Monday, April 20 at midnight ET until Thursday, April 23 at 9/8c.
That marathon will be hosted by BATTLESTAR GALACTICA star Tricia Helfer, “which will be presented by SYFY WIRE with custom content and special surprise appearances throughout.”
Helfer has also been co-hosting a BSG rewatch podcast with Marc Bernardin, which will also dropping a special episode of April 20: A cast reunion (Edward James Olmos, James Callis, Jamie Bamber, Katee Sackhoff, Michael Trucco, Rekha Sharma, and more) and live-reading of the pilot episode, “33.”
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, a reimagining of the 1970s series, ran four seasons from 2004-2009. It also spawned two spinoffs, CAPRICA and BLOOD & CHROME. A new reboot of the series is in the works at the upcoming streaming platform Peacock.
Don’t want to wait? Both BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS are currently streaming on Syfy.com and NBCU’s OneApp.
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