Introduction

The ninth season of Stargate SG-1, an American-Canadian television series, began airing on 15 July 2005 on Sci Fi.

The ninth season concluded on 10 March 2006, after 20 episodes on the same channel.

The series was originally developed by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, and Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie served as executive producers.

The season arc centres on the new threat of the Ori, a race who Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) and Vala Mal Doran (Claudia Black) unleash in an unknown galaxy, and who are threatening to prepare for a crusade into the Milky Way galaxy to convert the beings to their religion called Origin.

Season nine regular cast members included Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Beau Bridges, and Michael Shanks. Claudia Black appeared in a recurring role for eight episodes.

The ninth season begins with General Hank Landry (Beau Bridges) having assumed command of Stargate Command, and newcomer Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell (Ben Browder) trying to regroup the SG-1 team after the events of the eighth season.

Outline

Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell is recruited by the SGC as leader of SG-1 but finds the original SG-1 has disbanded.

Trying to find out how to bring them back together, Vala Mal Doran arrives with an artefact which could reveal an ancient treasure, and he finds this is his only opportunity to reunite the team.

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Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Andy Mikita.
• Writer(s): Robert C. Cooper and Brad Wright.
• Release Date: 15 July 2005.
• Running Time: 45 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.