The story of Stargate Atlantis began several years prior to its 2004 premiere. During its fifth and sixth seasons, Stargate SG-1 barely survived cancellation and concluded with episodes that could work as series finales. Its producers were planning for a possible movie to continue the story and focus on the lost city of Atlantis. The surprising renewals and continued popularity altered the landscape and opened up a much-different possibility, a spin-off series. Re-tooling the story during SG-1’s seventh season, the stage was set for the popular series to run concurrently with a second show in the Stargate universe. Could the Vancouver production deliver 40 episodes of television each year? If there was any chance for Stargate Atlantis to succeed, it needed to move beyond its predecessor and deliver a brand-new adventure.
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