Series synopsis
Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure television series that premiered on Showtime on July 27, 1997. It ended on June 22, 2007. It was created by Brad Wright, Jonathan Glassner. It stars Ben Browder, Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping and Christopher Judge.
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.
Premise
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.
Premise: Saving the world... one episode at a time
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ben Browder as Cameron Mitchell
- Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O'Neill
- Amanda Tapping as Samantha Carter
- Christopher Judge as Teal'c
- Don S. Davis as George Hammond
- Claudia Black as Vala Mal Doran
- Beau Bridges as Hank Landry
- Tony Amendola as Master Bra'tac
Supporting cast
- Lexa Doig as Dr. Carolyn Lam
- Corin Nemec as Jonas Quinn
- Robert Picardo as Richard Woolsey
- Jay Brazeau as Harlan
- Teryl Rothery as Janet Fraiser
- Morena Baccarin as Adria
- Cliff Simon as Ba'al
Guest cast
- Michael Shanks as Daniel Jackson
- Gary Jones as Walter Harriman
- Dan Shea as Sylvester Siler
- Laura Mennell as Mary
- Jason Gray-Stanford as Orner
- Emily Holmes as Kianna Cyr
- John Aylward as President Nadal
- Jesse Moss as Lieutenant J. Hibbard
- Richard Ian Cox as Nyan
- Marina Sirtis as Svetlana Markov
- David Paetkau as Lyle Pender
- Kirsten Zien as Nesa
Episodes
This series spans 11 seasons with 221 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 7 | July 5, 2004 | November 6, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 22 | July 27, 1997 | March 6, 1998 |
| Season 2 | 22 | June 26, 1998 | March 12, 1999 |
| Season 3 | 22 | June 25, 1999 | March 10, 2000 |
| Season 4 | 22 | June 30, 2000 | February 23, 2001 |
| Season 5 | 22 | June 29, 2001 | May 17, 2002 |
| Season 6 | 22 | June 7, 2002 | March 21, 2003 |
| Season 7 | 22 | June 13, 2003 | March 19, 2004 |
| Season 8 | 20 | July 9, 2004 | March 25, 2005 |
| Season 9 | 20 | July 15, 2005 | March 10, 2006 |
| Season 10 | 20 | July 14, 2006 | June 22, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
From Stargate to Atlantis: A Sci-Fi Lowdown The Sci-Fi Channel debuted the behind-the-scenes special "From Stargate to Atlantis: A Sci-Fi Lowdown" on July 5, 2004. With great anticipation for the July 9 premiere of of Stargate SG-1's eighth season and the July 16 world premiere of Stargate Atlantis, GateWorld presents these Atlantis preview shots from the special! The images include the first good look at the "puddle jumper" ship, an outer space Stargate in orbit of a planet, a Pegasus galaxy D.H.D., the male Wraith, and more. |
July 5, 2004 |
| 2 |
Behind The Stargate - Secrets Revealed The SCI FI Channel previewed the second half of Stargate SG-1 Season Eight and Stargate Atlantis Season One in the behind-the-scenes "Lowdown" special, "Behind the Stargate: Secrets Revealed!" The 1-hour special. |
January 17, 2005 |
| 3 |
Stargate SG-1: True Science Amanda Tapping takes us on a fascinating look at how many aspects surrounding SG-1 have a basis in real science. |
July 14, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Children of the Gods (1) When powerful aliens come through Earth's Stargate, Colonel Jack O'Neill returns to Abydos to retrieve Daniel Jackson, who has discovered that the alien transit system includes much more than the two planets. |
July 27, 1997 |
| 2 |
Children of the Gods (2) Colonel O'Neill, leading the new SG-1, track Apophis back to the planet Chulak to rescue Sha're and Skaara, and befriend one of Apophis' Jaffa guards. |
July 27, 1997 |
| 3 |
The Enemy Within Major Kawalsky is possessed by a Goa'uld, and the SGC must find a way to remove it without killing him. |
August 1, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Serpent's Lair (3) With SG-1 trapped on Klorel's ship, it seems that Earth is doomed as the Pyramid Ships prepare to destroy Earth. |
June 26, 1998 |
| 2 |
In the Line of Duty Carter is possessed by a Goa'uld who claims to be an enemy of the System Lords. |
July 3, 1998 |
| 3 |
Prisoners SG-1 is put on trial and exiled to a prison world, where a woman maintains a strange control over her fellow prisoners. |
July 10, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Into the Fire (2) O'Neill, Carter and Jackson must escape Hathor's clutches, while Teal'c tries to raise a Jaffa army on Chulak. General Hammond must take desperate measures to rescue the team. |
June 25, 1999 |
| 2 |
Seth SG-1 must find a renegade Goa'uld who has been hiding on Earth for thousands of years. |
July 2, 1999 |
| 3 |
Fair Game The Asgard aid Earth in negotiating a nonagression treaty with the Goa'uld System Lords. |
July 9, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Small Victories (2) O'Neill and Teal'c risk their lives to keep the Replicator bugs from gaining a foothold on Earth, while Carter helps the Asgard fend off a Replicator invasion. |
June 30, 2000 |
| 2 |
The Other Side A warring alien race offers to exchange their advanced technology for Earth's help in defeating their enemy. |
July 7, 2000 |
| 3 |
Upgrades A Tok'ra archaeologist arrives at the SGC with newly discovered technology, giving the SG-1 team superhuman powers. |
July 14, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Enemies (2) SG-1 finds themselves stranded in a crippled ship in a distant galaxy -- with Apophis threatening to destroy them. Teal'c is brainwashed and made loyal to Apophis once again. |
June 29, 2001 |
| 2 |
Threshold (3) His mind altered by Apophis, Teal'c must undergo a ritual that takes him to the edge of death itself, in order for him to rediscover who he is. |
July 6, 2001 |
| 3 |
Ascension An alien being is smitten with Carter and follows her back to Earth. It assumes a human form and pursues a relationship with her. |
July 13, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Redemption (1) Tragedy reunites Teal'c with his son, who blames him for the death of his mother. O'Neill and Carter launch a risky plan with untested technology when Earth comes under attack by the Goa'uld. |
June 7, 2002 |
| 2 |
Redemption (2) Carter must find a way to save Earth from total destruction at the hands of the Goa'uld, who have turned the Stargate into a doomsday bomb. Rya'c joins his father on a mission to destroy the Goa'uld weapon. |
June 14, 2002 |
| 3 |
Descent SG-1 boards an abandoned Goa'uld mothership that has mysteriously arrived in Earth's orbit, and must escape the doomed vessel when it crashes into the ocean. |
June 21, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fallen (1) While searching for the Lost City of the Ancients on a distant planet, SG-1 is stunned to find Daniel Jackson alive and in human form but stripped of his memory. O'Neill convinces Daniel to return with them to the SGC, where he is reinstated for a daring mission to destroy Anubis' powerful new super-weapon! |
June 13, 2003 |
| 2 |
Homecoming (2) The team returns to Jonas' homeworld when they learn that the Goa'uld are after its naquadria. When Jonas is captured by Anubis, Daniel is his only hope. |
June 13, 2003 |
| 3 |
Fragile Balance A teenage boy shows up at the S.G.C. claiming to be Jack O'Neill, sending the team on a mission to uncover his true identity. |
June 20, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Order (1) Carter and Teal'c go in search of the Asgard to try and save Colonel O'Neill, but discover that the Asgard's enemy has returned with a vengeance. The System Lords seek an alliance with Earth against a common enemy. |
July 9, 2004 |
| 2 |
New Order (2) While the Goa'uld threaten to attack Earth, SG-1 and the Asgard make a last, desperate stand against the Replicators, which have captured Major Carter and invaded the last outpost of the Asgard civilization. |
July 9, 2004 |
| 3 |
Lockdown The S.G.C. is put under quarantine after a mysterious infection leaves a Russian officer in the infirmary -- but the disease may not be a disease at all. |
July 23, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Avalon (1) An Air Force pilot attempts to reassemble SG-1 after they have gone their separate ways. An old "friend" arrives on Earth asking for Daniel's help in finding an ancient treasure -- and she won't take no for an answer. |
July 15, 2005 |
| 2 |
Avalon (2) An Ancient communications device renders Daniel and Vala unconscious, sending their minds to another galaxy -- where they inhabit the bodies of two people persecuted by the followers of an evil religion. |
July 22, 2005 |
| 3 |
Origin (3) Daniel comes face to face with the Ori, a fiery race of beings who demand the worship of mortals. Elsewhere, Stargate Command encounters the first Ori missionary in our galaxy. |
July 29, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Flesh and Blood As the Ori invade the Jaffa planet Chulak, Vala and Daniel must deal with their leader: Vala's young daughter, rapidly aged by the Ori to serve their purposes. |
July 14, 2006 |
| 2 |
Morpheus SG-1 investigates a problem off-world and soon finds that they have become victims themselves: they cannot stay awake. Meanwhile, Vala Mal Doran undergoes an evaluation on Earth, hoping to join SG-1. |
July 21, 2006 |
| 3 |
The Pegasus Project Daniel and Vala travel to Atlantis in search of Merlin's anti-Ori weapon, while Sam, and Mitchell join forces with Dr. McKay to lock out the Ori supergate. |
July 28, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Showtime |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 27, 1997 |
| Last aired | June 22, 2007 |
| Runtime | 42 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 20:00:00 |