Caprica Executive Producer Jane Espenson told reporters at the Winter Press Tour that new viewers don’t have to feel obligated in watching BSG in order to enjoy Caprica. ““Legitimately, the show stands on its own… It’s not called Battlestar Galactica: Caprica [for a reason],” quotes EW.com

“Caprica, like Battlestar Galactica, doesn’t treat the [sci-fi] genre like a toy department,” exec producer David Eick told reporters at Winter Press Tour. “We take it seriously.”

Translation: The drama, starring Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Polly Walker, and Paula Malcomson, will be brimming with BSG’s trademark moral complexity. “There are no stark good guys and bad guys,” said fellow e.p. Jane Espenson. “Everyone has moral shadings and we can tell very complex stories as a result.”