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Syfy’s new series Stargate Universe will kick off tonight with a two-hour premiere from 9 to 11 p.m. ET/PT.
Stargate Universe, the newest series in the Stargate franchise that is geared for longtime Stargate fans as well as first-time viewers, follows a band of soldiers, scientists and civilians, who must fend for themselves as they are forced through a Stargate when their hidden military research base comes under attack.
The desperate survivors emerge aboard an ancient ship, which is locked on an unknown path and unable to return to Earth. Faced with meeting the most basic needs of food, water and air, the group must discover the secrets of the ship’s Stargate to survive.
The series stars award-winning Scottish actor Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting, The Full Monty) as Dr. Nicholas Rush, an acclaimed and respected scientist who will gamble the livelihood of many for the advancement of science itself. The series also stars Ming-Na (The Joy Luck Club, ER) as Camile Wray, Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba, Stand and Deliver) as Lieutenant Telford, as well as David Blue as Eli Wallace, Alaina Huffman as Master Sergeant. Tara Johansen, Louis Ferreira as Col. Everett Young, Jamil Walker Smith as Master Sergeant Ronald Greer and Brian J. Smith as Lt. Matthew Scott.
Stargate Universe will air from 9 to 10 p.m. ET/PT on Fridays on Syfy.
Robert C. Cooper and Brad Wright, of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, serve as executive producers and writers on the new series.
Pictured from left: Brian J Smith as Lt. Matthew Scott, Elyse Levesque as Chloe Armstrong, David Blue as Eli Wallace, Alaina Huffman as Msgt. amara Johansen, Jamil Walker Smith as Msgt. Ronald Greer. Syfy Photo: Art Streiber.