‘StarGate SG-1’: Everything You Need to Know About the Original Series Before the Reboot
What To Know
- All ten seasons of Stargate SG-1 will be available on Netflix starting February 15.
- The original series, which ran from 1997 to 2007, follows a military team using an ancient alien portal to explore new worlds, battle enemies, and expand the mythology introduced in the 1994 film Stargate.
Stargate SG-1 is about to welcome a new generation of fans to Stargate Command as all ten seasons of the series makes its way to Netflix, just before its reboot on Prime Video.
The long-running sci-fi adventure follows an elite military team that uses an ancient alien portal to explore distant worlds, forging alliances, fighting galactic enemies, and unraveling mysteries that span the cosmos. The sci-fi series helped define serialized, mythology-heavy genre TV in the late ’90s and early ’00s, alongside Star Trek: The Next Generation, Babylon 5, and Battlestar Galactica.
So, when is the sci-fi stable debuting on Netflix, and everything else you need to know about the classic show.
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Where and when is Stargate SG-1 streaming?
Beginning February 15, all ten seasons of Stargate SG-1 will stream on Netflix, giving viewers an easy way to catch up before Stargate returns in a newly announced Prime Video series.
The return of the sci-fi favorite precedes a new Prime Video series. The show originally aired on Showtime in July 1997, where the series aired its first five seasons on the premium cable network before moving to the Syfy Channel for its remaining five seasons.
What is Stargate SG-1 about?
Stargate SG-1 serves as an extended universe to the 1997 film Stargate, starring Kurt Russell, James Spader, and Jaye Davidson, building on the movie’s premise and turning its one-off adventure into a sprawling sci-fi mythology that carried on for a decade and beyond.
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Stargate SG-1 is a sci-fi adventure series about a military exploration team that uses an ancient alien wormhole device called the Stargate to travel to other planets. Each mission puts them up against alien civilizations, powerful enemies (like the parasitic Goa’uld), and advanced technologies, while dealing with political, ethical, and cosmic stakes back on Earth.
It’s essentially a blend of military sci-fi, archaeology/mythology, diplomacy, and space opera, with a monster-of-the-week vibe early on and larger serialized arcs as it goes.
Who stars in Stargate SG-1?
Richard Dean Anderson stepped in for Kurt Russell when the story transitioned to television, taking on the role of Colonel Jack O’Neill opposite Christopher Judge‘s Jaffa warrior Teal’c, Amanda Tapping‘s astrophysicist Samantha Carter, Michael Shanks‘ archaeologist Dr. Daniel Jackson, and Don S. Davis‘ Major General George Hammond.
Over the course of its ten-season run, the ensemble expanded to include Gary Jones, Corin Nemec, Claudia Black, Dean Stockwell, Dan Shea, Ben Browder, Teryl Rothery, and Beau Bridges.
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Where is the cast of Stargate SG-1 now?
Best known as TV’s MacGyver, Richard Dean Anderson’s appearance in 2008’s Stargate: Continuum marked his final film role to date. Since then, he has made a handful of brief guest appearances on television series such as Raising Hope and Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, and has also lent his voice to the Stargate video game franchise.
Michael Shanks, who played Dr. Daniel Jackson, was recently on an episode of The Good Doctor, while Amanda Tapping has transitioned to directorial work, putting her skills to work on shows such as Murder in a Small Town, Dead Boy Detectives, and Wild Cards.
Christopher Judge has been lending his vocals to the super-popular video game franchise, God of War, where he voices the lead character Kratos. Gary Jones was in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
Don S. Davis passed in 2008, though he made a posthumous appearance in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: The Return as his character Major Garland Briggs.
Are there other Stargate SG-1 shows?
Indeed. In addition to the original film and the original series, fans looking for more Stargate saga can watch:
Movies:
Stargate: The Ark of Truth – A direct-to-DVD film that concludes the Ori storyline from SG-1.
Stargate: Continuum – Time-travel story and a farewell to Jack O’Neill and the core SG-1 era.
Series:
Stargate Atlantis (2004–2009) – Set in the Pegasus Galaxy and introduces the Wraith.
Stargate Universe (2009–2011) – A darker series that follows the people stranded aboard the ship Destiny.
Stargate Origins (2018) – A short-lived prequel series that follows Catherine Langford, the daughter of archaeologist Paul Langford, the man who helped discover the Stargate in Giza in 1928. Set before the events of the film.
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