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Stargate Atlantis
2004 - 2009 8.0 (1072 votes) 5 Seasons
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Genres
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Drama
Networks
Syfy
Created By
Brad Wright
Robert C. Cooper

Stargate Atlantis

A new gate will open. A lost city will rise again.

Overview

With the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir and Major Sheppard lead a scientific expedition to the ancient abandoned city. Once there, the team not only find themselves unable to contact Earth, but their explorations unexpectedly reawaken the Ancients' deadly enemies, The Wraith, who hunger for this new prey. Now with the help of newfound local allies like Teyla Emmagan, the Atlantis Team sets about to uncover their new home's secrets even as their war of survival against the Wraith begins.

Key Crew

Producer: Paul Mullie, Martin Wood, Joseph Mallozzi, Peter DeLuise, Martin Gero, Carl Binder, Robert C. Cooper, Mario Philip Azzopardi

Top Cast

Joe Flanigan
Joe Flanigan

John Sheppard

David Hewlett
David Hewlett

Rodney McKay

Rachel Luttrell
Rachel Luttrell

Teyla Emmagan

Jewel Staite
Jewel Staite

Jennifer Keller

Robert Picardo
Robert Picardo

Richard Woolsey

Jason Momoa
Jason Momoa

Ronon Dex

Seasons

Season 0 poster
Season 0 (2004)

No overview available.

55 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Preview to Stargate Atlantis
2004-07-03

Preview to the new stargate series called Stargate Atlantis. Includes cast interviews and behind the scene footage.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: From Stargate to Atlantis: A Sci-Fi Lowdown
2004-07-05

The Sci-Fi Channel debuted the behind-the-scenes special "From Stargate to Atlantis: A Sci-Fi Lowdown" on July 5, 2004. With great anticipation for the July 9 premiere of of Stargate SG-1's eighth season and the July 16 world premiere of Stargate Atlantis, GateWorld presents these Atlantis preview shots from the special! The images include the first good look at the "puddle jumper" ship, an outer space Stargate in orbit of a planet, a Pegasus galaxy D.H.D., the male Wraith, and more.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 3: Mission 100: Atlantis Reaches a Milestone
2004-07-12

Runtime: 15 min
Episode 4: Stargate Atlantis: A Retrospective
2004-07-19

Runtime: 28 min
Episode 5: Stargate: Atlantis Set Tour

A tour of the set of Stargate Atlantis with Martin Wood and Peter Deluise.

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 6: Wraithal Discrimination: It’s Not Easy Being Green

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 7: The Diary of Rainbow Sun Francks

Runtime: 9 min
Episode 8: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “Before I Sleep”

Runtime: 14 min
Episode 9: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “Sanctuary"

Runtime: 12 min
Episode 10: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “The Storm/The Eye”

Runtime: 6 min
Episode 11: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “The Siege”

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 12: A Look Back On Season One with Martin Gero

Runtime: 17 min
Episode 13: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “The Siege Pt. 3"

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 14: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “The Intruder”

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 15: Introduction to A Character: Ronon Dex

Runtime: 15 min
Episode 16: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “Instinct”

Runtime: 15 min
Episode 17: Stargate Atlantis - Profile On: David Hewlett

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 18: Stargate Atlantis Stunts

Runtime: 18 min
Episode 19: Road to A Dream with Martin Gero

Runtime: 19 min
Episode 20: Stargate Atlantis - Profile On: Paul McGilllion

Runtime: 21 min
Episode 21: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “Sateda”

Runtime: 15 min
Episode 22: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “Progeny”

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 23: Inside The Stargate Atlantis Visual FX Department

Runtime: 18 min
Episode 24: Stargate Atlantis Profile On: Rachel Luttrell

Runtime: 15 min
Episode 25: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “Phantoms”

Runtime: 15 min
Episode 26: General O’Neill Goes To Atlantis

Runtime: 14 min
Episode 27: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “The Game”

Runtime: 13 min
Episode 28: Stargate Atlantis: Masters Of The Alien: A Look Inside The Masters FX Makeup Studio

Runtime: 18 min
Episode 29: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “First Strike”

Runtime: 12 min
Episode 30: Stargate Atlantis: A Look Back On Season 3 with Martin Gero

Runtime: 20 min
Episode 31: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “Doppelganger”

Runtime: 13 min
Episode 32: A New Leader: Amanda Tapping Joins Atlantis

Runtime: 15 min
Episode 33: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “This Mortal Coil”

Runtime: 12 min
Episode 34: Stargate Atlantis: Bloopers

Blooper reel with foreword from Writer, Martin Gero and Executive Producer, Joseph Mallozzi.

Runtime: 7 min
Episode 35: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “Quarantine”

Runtime: 10 min
Episode 36: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “Outcast”

Runtime: 10 min
Episode 37: The Making of Trio

A behind the scenes featurette for Episode 16 of Season 4: "Trio"

Runtime: 16 min
Episode 38: A Look Back On Season Four

Runtime: 12 min
Episode 39: Stargate Atlantis Season Four Deleted Scenes

Deleted scenes from Season 4 of Stargate Atlantis with foreword by Martin Gero.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 40: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “Search & Rescue”

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 41: Showdown! Ronon V. Tyre

Runtime: 6 min
Episode 42: Bringing The Seed To Life

A behind the scenes featurette for Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Episode 2 "The Seed".

Runtime: 7 min
Episode 43: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “The Tracker”

Runtime: 12 min
Episode 44: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “Whispers”

Runtime: 11 min
Episode 45: Tricks Of The Trade: Submerging The Stargate

Runtime: 7 min
Episode 46: Joe Flanigan: A Conversation With The Colonel

Runtime: 6 min
Episode 47: Building A Humanoid: With James Robbins & Martin Gero

Runtime: 7 min
Episode 48: Dr. Jackson Goes To Atlantis

Runtime: 6 min
Episode 49: The Life and Death of Michael Kenmore

Runtime: 7 min
Episode 50: Inside The Stargate Costume Department

With Val Halverson and Martin Gero

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 51: Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Deleted Scenes Part One

The first part of a compilation of deleted scenes from Season 5 of Stargate Atlantis with a foreword by Co-Executive Producer Martin Gero.

Runtime: 8 min
Episode 52: Stargate Atlantis Mission Directive: “Brainstorm”

Runtime: 13 min
Episode 53: Stargate Atlantis Goes To Vegas

Runtime: 20 min
Episode 54: Stargate Atlantis Season 5 Deleted Scenes Part Two

The second part of a compilation of deleted scenes from Season 5 of Stargate Atlantis with a foreword by Co-Executive Producer Martin Gero.

Runtime: 9 min
Episode 55: The Doctor Is In: The Return of Paul McGillion

Fan reactions and protests to Carson's death in the episode 'Sunday' and how the showrunners handled bringing the character back. Included in the Season 4 extras.

Runtime: 14 min
Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2004)

The Atlantis expedition team, led by Dr. Elizabeth Weir, arrives in the Pegasus Galaxy and discovers the lost city of Atlantis. They encounter a powerful new enemy, the Wraith, and face various challenges to protect their new home while exploring the galaxy and seeking new allies.

20 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Rising (1)
2004-07-15

A new Stargate team embarks on a dangerous mission to a distant galaxy, where they discover a mythical lost city -- and a deadly new enemy.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: Rising (2)
2004-07-15

Sheppard tries to convince Weir to mount a rescue mission to free Colonel Sumner, Teyla, and the others captured by the Wraith.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 3: Hide and Seek
2004-07-23

The Atlantis base is threatened when the team discovers that an alien entity is in the city. McKay's experiment with alien technology goes awry.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 4: Thirty Eight Minutes
2004-07-30

The team finds themselves in mortal danger when their Puddle Jumper ship becomes lodged in the Stargate.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 5: Suspicion
2004-08-06

After a series of run-ins with the Wraith, the team begins to suspect their Athosian allies of having a spy in their midst.

Runtime: 48 min
Episode 6: Childhood's End
2004-08-13

Sheppard and the team visit a world where no one is over 24 years old -- because of a ritual suicide practice they believe keeps the Wraith at bay.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 7: Poisoning the Well
2004-08-20

The team finds a world whose people are on the brink of a discovery that may make them immune to the Wraith feeding.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 8: Underground
2004-08-27

Efforts to open trade relations with a species called the Genii turn sour when the team discovers their new "allies" have ulterior motives.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 9: Home
2004-09-10

McKay's efforts to harness the energy of an alien planet's atmosphere allows for a return trip to Earth -- but the team may not be able to return to Atlantis.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 10: The Storm (1)
2004-09-17

When a massive storm threatens the city, Atlantis is evacuated -- only to be taken over by the team's newest enemy.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 11: The Eye (2)
2004-11-08

Major Sheppard plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with soldiers who have seized control of Atlantis and have taken Weir and McKay hostage.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 12: The Defiant One
2004-11-15

Sheppard's team investigates a downed Wraith ship, and find themselves stuck on a planet with a lone Wraith survivor.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 13: Hot Zone
2004-11-22

Nearly a third of Atlantis's residents are infected with a deadly virus that causes hallucinations and death, forcing a lockdown of the city.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 14: Sanctuary
2004-11-29

The team finds a paradise world that would make an ideal sanctuary for those fleeing from the Wraith, but the local inhabitants believe their goddess will not permit it.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 15: Before I Sleep
2004-12-06

A woman is found in suspended animation in Atlantis, and the team is shocked to see that it is Dr. Weir herself, who tells them of her trip 10,000 years into the city's past.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 16: The Brotherhood
2005-01-03

The team searches for a valuable Zero Point Module rumored to be hidden on the planet Dagan -- but their new allies have motives of their own.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 17: Letters From Pegasus
2005-01-10

With a brief opportunity to send a data transmission to Earth, members of the Atlantis expedition compose video messages home to their loved ones.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 18: The Gift
2005-01-17

Plagued by terrifying nightmares, Teyla begins to recall a time when she and her father were captured by the Wraith and subjected to disturbing experiments.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 19: The Siege (1)
2005-01-24

With a group of Wraith hive ships on the way to Atlantis, the team searches for a place to flee and a way to destroy the city. McKay leads a team to try and activate the Ancients' orbital weapons platform.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 20: The Siege (2)
2005-01-31

All hope seems lost, until Colonel Everett arrives suddenly from Earth. He is determined to defend the city until the arrival of a ZPM, brought by a new ship.

Runtime: 44 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2005)

As the Wraith threat intensifies, the team strives to find ways to defend Atlantis and the Pegasus Galaxy from impending invasion. Key episodes focus on breakthroughs in ancient technology, dangerous alliances, and a desperate search for a means to stop their enemies once and for all.

20 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Siege (3)
2005-07-15

The Daedalus arrives to defend Atlantis from the Wraith onslaught, but it may not be enough when the team discovers that an even larger armada is on the way.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 2: The Intruder
2005-07-22

The Daedalus is infected by a Wraith computer virus, while members of the expedition hope to return to Earth.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 3: Runner
2005-07-29

Sheppard and his team attempt to locate Lieutenant Ford, only to find themselves captives of a former soldier who is being hunted by the Wraith.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 4: Duet
2005-08-05

A run-in with a Wraith Dart leaves the consciousness of a precocious Atlantis security officer trapped in Dr. McKay's mind.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 5: Condemned
2005-08-12

The Atlantis team finds a culture that lives in relative safety from the Wraith, because they hand over their criminals to the Wraith -- and crash-land in the volatile penal colony.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 6: Trinity
2005-08-19

McKay puts the team at risk when he tries to perfect unfinished Ancient technology that wiped out a civilization. Ronon Dex discovers that he is not the lone survivor from his world.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 7: Instinct
2005-08-26

The team discovers a young Wraith girl who has been raised by a human, and is in hiding from the people of her human village in fear of her life.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 8: Conversion
2005-09-09

Colonel Sheppard begins to undergo a disturbing physical transformation after being exposed to Beckett's anti-Wraith drug.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 9: Aurora
2005-09-23

When the team finds an Ancient warship adrift on the edge of the galaxy, its crew still alive, Colonel Sheppard enters their virtual reality stasis to communicate with them.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 10: The Lost Boys (1)
2005-09-23

The team is captured by the missing Lieutenant Ford, who is now leading a group of young men who are taking the Wraith enzyme -- and who wants the team's help in a suicide attack against a hive ship.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 11: The Hive (2)
2005-11-16

Colonel Sheppard and his team find themselves prisoners of the Wraith following Ford's attack on a hive ship. Dr. McKay goes to great lengths to help them.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 12: Epiphany
2005-11-28

Sheppard finds himself on a planet where time passes more rapidly, with no way to contact his team or return to Atlantis.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 13: Critical Mass
2005-12-05

When an operative of the Trust plants a bomb in Atlantis, the team must find a spy within their own ranks before the Wraith arrive and discover the city.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 14: Grace Under Pressure
2005-12-10

When Dr. McKay is trapped underwater in a sinking Puddle Jumper, his only chance for survival may be an hallucination of Samantha Carter.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 15: The Tower
2005-12-19

The team finds a world that possesses Ancient defense technology, where Colonel Sheppard finds himself a pawn in the rivalry between the heirs to the throne.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 16: The Long Goodbye
2006-01-02

The team discovers two pods that contain the minds of alien beings, who take control of Weir and Sheppard's bodies to continue their personal war.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 17: Coup D'etat
2006-01-09

After a team from Atlantis goes missing, the expedition finds itself in the middle of a Genii coup.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 18: Michael
2006-01-16

An amnesiac young Lieutenant in Atlantis suffers from disturbing nightmares that he is a Wraith, only to make a shocking discovery about himself.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 19: Inferno
2006-01-23

Sheppard's team meets a civilization about to be destroyed by a super-volcano, and is trapped there when the Stargate is destroyed during the evacuation.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 20: Allies (1)
2006-01-30

Michael and his Wraith faction arrive at Atlantis to propose an alliance, hoping to use the retrovirus to transform their Wraith enemies into prey.

Runtime: 44 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2006)

The team faces escalating conflicts with both old and new adversaries, including the Wraith and a deadly new faction. The discovery of a potential game-changing technology introduces new ethical dilemmas, while relationships within the team are tested under growing pressures.

20 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: No Man's Land (2)
2006-07-13

The team desperately attempts to stop two Wraith hive ships from reaching Earth. Sheppard must rely on an old foe to rescue McKay and Ronon.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 2: Misbegotten (3)
2006-07-20

The Atlantis team must decide the fate of a colony of Wraith they have turned into humans. Dr. Weir must defend her leadership when she is evaluated by the I.O.A.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 3: Irresistible
2006-07-27

Sheppard's team meets an obnoxious man who is adored by all thanks to a secret that he carries -- and who has an unexpected effect on them.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 4: Sateda
2006-08-03

Ronon Dex is captured by the Wraith and returned to his homeworld, where he is haunted by his past as he is forced to once again become their prey.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 5: Progeny
2006-08-10

Weir and the team visit an advanced civilization that split off from the Lanteans thousands of years ago, but discover that they may not have left Atlantis in peace.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 6: The Real World
2006-08-17

Elizabeth Weir wakes up in a mental institution, where she is told that the expedition to Atlantis and the Stargate are figments of her imagination.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 7: Common Ground
2006-08-24

Colonel Sheppard finds himself the prisoner of a Genii commander, along with a desperately hungry Wraith who has been separated from his hive.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 8: McKay and Mrs. Miller
2006-09-07

Rodney McKay is reunited with his estranged sister back on Earth, who has given up a brilliant career as a scientist to raise a family.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 9: Phantoms
2006-09-14

Sheppard and Ronon are influenced by a mind-altering device created by the Wraith while on a mission to rescue a lost team.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 10: The Return (1)
2006-09-21

The Atlantis expedition is stunned to learn that a ship full of Ancients is returning to reclaim their lost city.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 11: The Return (2)
2006-11-19

The Atlantis team goes against orders to try and save Atlantis from Replicator control -- and to rescue General O'Neill and Richard Woolsey, who are trapped in the occupied city.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 12: Echoes
2006-11-26

The inhabitants of Atlantis begin to suffer ill effects when the planet's whale population begins migrating to the island city, bringing an unexpected harbinger of doom.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 13: Irresponsible
2006-12-03

The team finds Lucius Lavin manipulating the people of another hapless planet, using Ancient technology to pose as an invincible hero.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 14: Tao of Rodney
2006-12-10

After an Ancient device gives Rodney superhuman powers, his enhanced brilliance is checked only by his impending death -- unless he can learn how to ascend.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 15: The Game
2006-12-17

Sheppard and McKay discover that their competitive video game has been controlling a planet of real people, who now stand on the brink of war.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 16: The Ark
2007-01-07

The team discovers the last of a civilization in suspended animation, whose survival is at risk when their station is critically damaged.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 17: Sunday
2007-01-11

The team tries to relax during a mandatory day off, until an explosion leaves three people dead -- and reveals that one scientist is a walking time bomb.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 18: Submersion
2007-01-14

The team discovers an Ancient drilling station deep beneath the surface of the ocean, only to find that a Wraith queen is still alive there.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 19: Vengeance
2007-01-28

The Atlantis team investigates the disappearance of one of their allies, only to find an old enemy engineering a race of powerful monsters.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 20: First Strike (1)
2007-02-04

An unstoppable energy weapon leaves Atlantis under siege after Earth launches a preemptive attack against a very powerful enemy's homeworld.

Runtime: 42 min
Season 4 poster
Season 4 (2007)

With changes in leadership and new allies, the team continues to battle the Wraith and confront new existential threats. Personal dynamics shift as members struggle with loss and make significant choices that shape the fate of Atlantis and its mission in the Pegasus Galaxy.

20 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Adrift (2)
2007-09-27

Floating in deep space with the city's protective shield failing, the team must do all they can to keep Atlantis alive. A radical injury threatens Dr. Weir's life.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 2: Lifeline (3)
2007-10-04

Colonel Sheppard and his team embark on a risky mission to steal a Z.P.M. power module from the Replicators -- but must rely on a compromised Dr. Weir to succeed.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 3: Reunion
2007-10-11

When a group of Ronon's people enlist the team's help in raiding a Wraith weapons facility, Ronon reconsiders whether his future lies in Atlantis or with his friends.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 4: Doppelganger
2007-10-18

During an off-world mission Colonel Sheppard unknowingly becomes host to an alien entity, which infects others in Atlantis and afflicts them with terrifying nightmares.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: Travelers
2007-10-25

Colonel Sheppard is captured by the inhabitants of a generational ship and their beautiful leader, who wish to use his ability to use Ancient technology for their own ends.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 6: Tabula Rasa
2007-11-01

When a virus causes amnesia in everyone except Teyla and Ronon, the Atlantis team must work together to find a cure before their memories fade entirely.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 7: Missing
2007-11-08

During a visit to New Athos, Teyla and Dr. Keller find themselves on the run from a primitive tribe of warriors.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 8: The Seer
2007-11-15

The team meets a man with extraordinary prophetic abilities, who gives them a dark prediction about Atlantis's future. The Wraith seek a new alliance with Atlantis in their war with the Replicators.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 9: Miller's Crossing
2007-11-29

Rodney McKay goes in search of his sister on Earth after she is kidnapped by the head of a powerful corporation.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 10: This Mortal Coil (1)
2007-12-06

A mysterious drone crashes into Atlantis, indicating that the Replicators may have found the city. But when Elizabeth Weir appears, the team realizes that the probe is just a part of a bigger mystery.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 11: Be All My Sins Remember'd (2)
2008-01-03

With a plan to potentially extinguish the Replicator threat, the Atlantis team must seek an alliance with a fleet of Wraith ships.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 12: Spoils of War
2008-01-10

The team finds their former Wraith ally's hive ship drifting in space, which leads them to a secret project that could turn the tide of a civil war.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 13: Quarantine
2008-01-17

An automated lockdown traps Atlantis personnel in various parts of the city, each of them hoping the others will come to their rescue.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 14: Harmony
2008-01-24

Colonel Sheppard and Dr. McKay must protect a child princess on a pilgrimage before she can become queen, and learn that she has dangerous enemies threatening her life.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 15: Outcast
2008-01-31

While on personal leave on Earth, Sheppard and Ronon learn that scientists have engineered a human-form Replicator -- who is now on the loose.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 16: Trio
2008-02-07

McKay, Carter, and Keller are trapped in an underground chamber while on an off-world mission, with no apparent means of escape.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 17: Midway
2008-02-14

Teal'c visits Atlantis to counsel a headstrong Ronon, who is up for review by the I.O.A. But the two must work together when the Wraith invade the Midway space station in order to reach Earth.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 18: The Kindred (1)
2008-02-21

As a mysterious new illness sweeps through the Pegasus Galaxy, Teyla is convinced by a vision that the father of her child is trying to communicate with her.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 19: The Kindred (2)
2008-02-28

The team is shocked when an old friend, believed to be dead, miraculously returns to them. Teyla plans an escape from Michael's captivity.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 20: The Last Man (1)
2008-03-06

Sheppard returns to Atlantis after a mission and finds the city abandoned, all systems dead -- and instead of ocean, sand dunes as far as the eye can see.

Runtime: 44 min
Season 5 poster
Season 5 (2008)

As Atlantis faces its greatest threats yet, the team must rely on unexpected alliances and new technologies to safeguard their city and the galaxy. The season builds toward a climactic confrontation that tests the strength, ingenuity, and resolve of the entire expedition.

20 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Search and Rescue (2)
2008-07-10

Lt. Colonel John Sheppard and his team are trapped under the rubble of Michael's facility in order to rescue Teyla Emmagan. As Colonel Samantha Carter launches a team to rescue the rescuers, little do they know that Michael Kenmore is also searching the planet for the survivors.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 2: The Seed
2008-07-17

When a mysterious alien organism takes Dr. Jennifer Keller as its host, the newly revived Dr. Carson Beckett and the crew desperately search for a serum to save her from the evolving intruder before it can infiltrate Atlantis. In the meantime, Richard Woolsey officially joins the team, having been chosen as Colonel Samantha Carter's replacement to lead the Atlantis expedition.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 3: Broken Ties
2008-07-24

Ronon Dex is captured by Tyre, who wants to hand him to the Wraith in order to maintain his role in their circle. However, when the deal turns sour, and Tyre is left for dead, the Atlantis expedition persuade him to take back their friend. Meanwhile, The Wraith turn Ronon into a Wraith worshipper.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 4: The Daedalus Variations
2008-07-31

The Atlantis expedition mysteriously finds the Daedalus, abandoned and drifting in space. When Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team come to investigate, the ship mysteriously disappears. They soon discover that the ship is actually an alternate Daedalus from a Alternate reality, and the team must find a way back to their Universe or risk being stranded forever in an unfamiliar reality.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 5: Ghost in the Machine
2008-08-14

While on a mission, Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team inadvertently brings a mysterious entity to Atlantis. They soon learn that the entity is nothing more than Dr. Elizabeth Weir, who was thought to have been killed after her capture by the Asurans.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 6: The Shrine
2008-08-21

Dr. Rodney McKay is infected with the Pegasus equivalent of Alzheimer's disease, known as Second Childhood, a common illness among the elderly in the galaxy. The only way to save him is a shrine on Talus. The downside is that it has turned into a Wraith outpost.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 7: Whispers
2008-09-04

Dr. Carson Beckett is called in to help a team investigating a lab that once belonged to Michael Kenmore. But soon, they realize that a group of experiments that even Michael couldn't control are hellbent on killing the team.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 8: The Queen
2008-09-11

The Atlantis expedition has a plan to remove the Wraith's dependence on feeding to use an experimental gene therapy from Michael's database. However, in order to convince the Primary, the Wraith leader, Teyla Emmagan must pose as a Hive Queen.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 9: Tracker
2008-09-18

Dr. Jennifer Keller is kidnapped by a runner named Kiryk. While Dr. Rodney McKay and Ronon Dex tracks them, Kiryk takes Keller to a seriously injured young girl. She must do it fast, since the Wraith have found him, and are hunting them down.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 10: First Contact (1)
2008-09-25

Dr. Daniel Jackson arrives in Atlantis to investigate a hidden lab left behind by the rogue Ancient scientist Janus. Their discovery has attracted the attention of a mysterious group of aliens, who infiltrate the city. Meanwhile, "Todd" and a delegation arrive on the Daedalus to bring forward Dr. Jennifer Keller's gene therapy.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 11: The Lost Tribe (2)
2008-10-09

As Dr. Rodney McKay and Dr. Daniel Jackson is held prisoner by the Vanir, they make a startling discovery about who they really are. Meanwhile, "Todd" and his Wraith hijack the Daedalus to find and destroy those who activated the Attero device. The Travelers arrive and Lt. Colonel John Sheppard must help them get to the planet before "Todd" uncovers a way to discover the device for good, even if it means sacrificing McKay and Jackson's lives to do so.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 12: Outsiders
2008-10-16

Dr. Carson Beckett, now a traveling doctor in Pegasus comes across a planet, where some of the villagers are refugees from Balar, a planet infected with the Hoffan drug, and destroyed by the Wraith. However, the Wraith arrive on the planet and gives the village an ultimatum, hand over the Balarians, or face destruction of the entire civilization.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 13: Inquisition
2008-10-19

Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team is invited by the Coalition of Planets in order to form an alliance. However, the team is misled and is faced to stand trial, for their alleged crimes against the Pegasus galaxy. Their best chance of freedom, is the experiences of Richard Woolsey.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 14: The Prodigal
2008-11-06

Michael Kenmore has infiltrated Atlantis with an army of his Hybrids, and closes off Stargate Operations and the surrounded levels to prevent anyone from taking it back. His plan; take Teyla Emmagan and her child to perfect his Hybrids, and to destroy the base when they're done. Meanwhile, Lt. Colonel John Sheppard, Dr. Rodney McKay and a team try to take back the city before Michael leaves with what he wants.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 15: Remnants
2008-11-13

While being evaluated by the International Oversight Advisory, Richard Woolsey meets a beautiful scientist new to Atlantis, who is not what she appears. Meanwhile, Lt. Colonel John Sheppard is captured and tortured by an enemy he thought he'd killed several years ago: his sworn enemy, Genii Commander Acastus Kolya.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 16: Brain Storm
2008-11-20

Dr. Rodney McKay reluctantly returns to Earth to witness the triumph of his rival Dr. Malcolm Tunney, but must help shut down a deadly weather device when the new technology goes horribly awry.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 17: Infection
2008-12-04

After a Wraith Hive Ship shows up over Atlantis transmitting a distress call, Lt. Colonel John Sheppard's team discovers that its crew has been stricken with a disease they helped create.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 18: Identity
2008-12-11

Dr. Jennifer Keller's body is inadvertently taken over by a cunning thief, Neeva Casol. While Neeva tries to escape Atlantis, Keller finds herself imprisoned with a death sentence on another planet, forcing the team into a race against time to return Keller to her original body before she is put to death.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 19: Vegas
2008-12-18

In the city of Las Vegas in an alternate reality, police Detective John Sheppard investigates a series of bizarre murders where each body appears to have desiccated. He is soon called to Area 51, where Dr. Rodney McKay explains the situation.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 20: Enemy at the Gate
2009-01-08

"Todd" informs the Atlantis expedition that a rogue group of Wraith has acquired several Zero Point Modules to power a Super-hive, and wants it destroyed. However, after the Daedalus is disabled, they learn that the ship is heading straight for Earth, and they must stop it before it gets there.

Runtime: 43 min

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