Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars is a television

Television

Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 mini-series written by Rockne S. O'Bannon

Rockne S. O'Bannon

Rockne S. O'Bannon is a television producer and writer. He is the creator of the science fiction movie Alien Nation, television shows seaQuest DSV, The Triangle and Farscape. He is married with one daughter and two sons - all three children adopted from Russia. He resides in California,...

 and David Kemper

David Kemper (writer)

David Kemper is an American television writer and producer, best known for helping to create the science fiction/fantasy show Farscape. He was raised in Oak Park, Michigan, where he atteded Ferndale High School. At school he was a baseball player and demonstrated creativity...

 and directed by Brian Henson

Brian Henson

Brian Henson is an Academy Award-winning puppeteer, director, producer, and technician. The son of puppeteers Jane and Jim Henson, Brian was born in New York City, New York....

. Following the Farscape

Farscape

Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...

 series' unexpected cancellation in September 2002, it aimed to wrap-up the season four cliffhanger and tie up some elements of the series in general. In May 2004, the Sci-Fi Channel

Sci Fi Channel (United States)

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 announced that it would air a two-episode (four-hour) miniseries. It was broadcast on October 17 and 18 2004.

Henson and others have attributed the return of Farscape to the on-going campaign of fans.