 The series was then broadcast in North America on the Sci-Fi Channel in January 2005.Continuing where the 2003 mini-series left off, the main cast all returned to reprise their roles.Several new characters were introduced, and Richard Hatch, who played Captain Apollo in the 1970s "Battlestar Galactica" TV series, also appeared in several episodes as Tom Zarek, a former political terrorist who later becomes part of the new Colonial government.