Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome is a prequel to the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series and is the latest installment in the franchise. It was a web-series that became a pilot for a possible series chronicling the early adventures of a young William Adama, but the series was not picked up. It stars Luke Pasqualino, Ben Cotton, and Lili Bordán. Michael Taylor wrote the teleplay from a story by Taylor, David Eick, Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, with Jonas Pate as director. Distribution of Blood & Chrome began as a 10-episode online series in conjunction with Machinima.com on , and also aired as a television film on on Syfy. Setting Set in the tenth year of the First Cylon War, the story follows William Adama, a young pilot just graduated from the Academy, assigned to one of the battlestars in the Colonial fleet: the Galactica. The series provides a very basic frame of reference to the events that ensued in the time between the prequel series Caprica, and the basis series Battlestar Galactica. Cast Luke Pasqualino as Ensign/Lieutenant William "Husker" Adama Ben Cotton as Lieutenant Coker Fasjovik. Cotton previously portrayed a captured Colonial awaiting Cylon experimentation in Battlestar Galactica: Razor. Lili Bordán as Dr. Becca Kelly John Pyper-Ferguson as Tech Sergeant Xander Toth; Pyper-Ferguson previously played recurring character Tomas Vergis on Caprica, and Pegasus CAG Captain Taylor on Battlestar Galactica. Zak Santiago as Captain Armin "High Top" Diaz; Santiago previously played supporting character Pan on Caprica. Leo Li Chiang as Osirus Marine Sergeant Mike Dopud as Captain Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald; Dopud previously played supporting character Specialist Gage on Battlestar Galactica. Brian Markinson as Commander Silas Nash; Markinson played supporting character Jordan Duram on Caprica. Adrian Holmes as Lieutenant Decklan Elias Karen LeBlanc as Lieutenant Jenna Carmen Moore as Senior Lieutenant Nina Leotie; Moore played supporting character Fidelia Fazekas on Caprica. Toby Levins as Pilot "Sandman" Jill Teed as Commander Ozar; Teed portrayed the role of MSgt. Hadrian on Battlestar Galactica and supporting character Colonel Sasha Patel on Caprica. Sebastian Spence as Lieutenant Jim "Sunshine" Kirby; Spence played Capt. Noel "Narcho" Allison on Battlestar Galactica. Jordan Weller as Seamus Fahey Tom Stevens as Marine Baris Tricia Helfer as Cylon Prototype (voice); Helfer played the Cylon model Number Six in Battlestar Galactica. Ty Olsson as Osiris Crewmember; Olsson portrayed LSO Captain Aaron Kelly on Battlestar Galactica. Development On July 27, 2010, executive