Battlestar Galactica two-hour TV movie will follow series' end

The last 10 episodes of "Battlestar Galactica" won't be the last thing fans see of the series. Following the conclusion of the Sci Fi Channel show will be a two-hour TV movie that takes place before the events in the miniseries.

According to a Sci Fi Channel release from today (Aug. 7), the two-hour event will be directed by series star Edward James Olmos and written by Battlestar Galactica's Jane Espenson. The TV movie will begin shooting in Vancouver at the end of the summer. The cast includes Michael Trucco, Aaron Douglas and Dean Stockwell, with more to be announced in the coming weeks.

Here's a short synopsis released by the Sci Fi Channel: The story will focus on familiar characters including Cylon Number One, known as Cavil (Stockwell), Resistance Leader Sam T. Anders (Trucco) and Chief Galen Tyrol (Douglas). In the beginning, the Cylons had a plan, but it didn't account for one thing: survivors. During the chaotic aftermath of the destruction, two powerful Cylon agents struggle with plots and priorities on the human ships that got away, and among the resistance fighters who were left behind.