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‘Stargate’ Officially Proves Amazon Made a Huge Mistake by Cancelling Reboot Series
Stargate fans experienced the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat in short order over the past 12 months. Last December, a reboot of the long-dormant science fiction franchise was announced to be in development at Prime Video, with several key staff members from the series’ earlier incarnations on board. Then, earlier this year, that reboot was cancelled, after allegedly being too heavily targeted at Stargate‘s existing fanbase. Now, the streaming success of the franchise is calling the logic of that decision into question.
Stargate began life as a 1994 film of the same name, courtesy of director Roland Emmerich and screenwriter Dean Devlin. It centered around an ancient alien device, the titular Stargate, which was discovered in the sands of Egypt; once excavated and reactivated by the US military, it was used to send a team of soldiers and specialists to a distant world ruled by aliens masquerading as gods. The film was a modest success, and was eventually expanded into a universe of long-running TV series, running for over 350 collective episodes.
Stargate: Atlantis, the second spin-off Stargate TV series, is currently leading the streaming pack from its current home on MGM+. The series, which ran for 100 episodes and 5 seasons between 2004 and 2009, is currently the #1 series on the service. It’s not the only Stargate series in the top ten, either. Stargate Universe, the series that saw a starship hurled billions of light years away from Earth, is coming in at #5, while one space below it is the original “mothership” series, Stargate: SG-1. The franchise has remained largely inert since the cancellation of Universe in 2011, despite several revival attempts; these streaming numbers appear to show that there’s still a fanbase for it out there.
What Is ‘Stargate: Atlantis’ About?
Spinning out of the seventh-season finale and eighth-season premieres of Stargate: SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis centers around the discovery of an Antarctic outpost created by the mysterious alien race known as the Ancients. That outpost turns out to lead to the lost city of Atlantis, which is a fantastical city submerged beneath the oceans of an alien world. A Stargate Command team is sent to secure it, while dealing with refugees from other worlds. One such refugee, who first appeared in the second season, was the warrior Ronon Dex (Jason Momoa).
Stargate: Atlantis is now streaming on MGM+. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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2004 – 2009-00-00
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Martin Wood, Andy Mikita, William Waring, Peter DeLuise, Brad Turner, Mario Philip Azzopardi, Robert C. Cooper, Brenton Spencer, David Winning, Ken Girotti, David Warry-Smith, Holly Dale, James Head, Jule Gilfillan, Neill Fearnley, Paul Ziller, Martin Gero
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Alan McCullough, Damian Kindler, Ken Cuperus, Joe Flanigan, Alan Brennert, Jill E. Blotevogel, Melissa R. Byer, Scott Nimerfro, Sean Carley, Treena Hancock, Alex Levine, Holly Henderson
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Joe Flanigan
John Sheppard
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David Hewlett
Rodney McKay
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Rachel Luttrell
Teyla Emmagan
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amanda tapping
Samantha Carter
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