Syfy has greenlit a two-hour pilot for a third Battlestar Galactica series from executive producer David Eick, Battlestar Galactica:  Blood & Chrome. 

The new storyline will take place between the events in Caprica and the core Battlestar Galactica series, in the 10th year of the first Cylon War.  It follows the adventures of the very young William Adama, a newly graduated pilot recently assigned to the Galactica.   

“Blood & Chrome will… return us to the authentic relentless depiction of combat and the agony and ecstasy of human-Cylon war, which was the hallmark of Battlestar Galactica’s early seasons,” Eick said of the new series. 

Caprica has a cadre of loyal fans, but has not achieved the ratings success of the original series.  The first season was split into two runs bracketing the year; the second is airing now (see “Caprica Returning in October”).  Syfy has not ordered a second season yet.