Subsequent to the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the significant fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet. This film is adapted from a television series that aired on ABC from September 17, 1978, to August 17, 1980. The first and fifth episodes of this series were edited into this theatrical feature film. Taken together, the two episodes ran 148 minutes, without commercials, while the film runs 125 minutes.