As they
explore the distant Pegasus galaxy, the Atlantis Expedition encounters great
challenges, great friends — and great foes. Often, their adventures begin in
their home base, Atlantis itself, a city built thousands of years ago by the
highly evolved and mysterious Ancients. Atlantis is a treasure trove of strange
technology, all of it wondrous and some of it downright lethal.
The city
is also linked to countless planets and human civilizations throughout the
galaxy via the Ancients' network of stargates. The team confronts terrible
dangers as they travel among these foreign stars. The Wraith, who feed on human
life, dream of one day seizing Atlantis as a gateway to the rich feeding grounds
of Earth. More recently, the Asuran Replicators — artificial life forms once
created and then abandoned by the Ancients — have become determined to claim
Atlantis as their rightful home … at any cost.
With the stakes this high,
Stargate Command assigns the best of the best to lead the Atlantis Expedition:
Col. Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping). She's new to the Pegasus galaxy,
but her years of stargate exploration in the Milky Way have given her a wealth
of military and diplomatic skills to compliment her scientific
genius.
Working beside her is Lt. Col. John Sheppard (Joe
Flanigan), the team's gifted military commander and undisputed best pilot.
Two Pegasus-galaxy natives add their special perspectives to the group: Teyla
Emmagan (Rachel Luttrell), the caring and quick-witted leader of the
Athosian people; and Ronon Dex (Jason Momoa), a warrior who lost his home
and family to the Wraith. The expedition's new chief of medicine, Dr. Jennifer
Keller (Jewel Staite) finds her quiet confidence tested by the alien
wonders of the Pegasus galaxy.
Last but certainly not least, Dr. Rodney
McKay (David Hewlett), a brilliant but prickly astrophysicist, butts
heads with all of them — but only to hide how much he cares for them.
Currently in production in Vancouver, British Columbia, Stargate
Atlantis is distributed by MGM Worldwide Television Distribution. Brad Wright
and Robert C. Cooper serve as executive producers on the series; both were also
executive producers of Stargate SG-1
