The third season of ''

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'', an

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, began airing on July 21, 2006 on the US-American

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. The third season concluded after 20 episodes on February 5, 2007 on the Canadian

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. The series was developed by

Brad Wright Brad Wright (born May 2, 1961) is a Canadian television producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' (with Jonathan Glassner), ''Stargate Atlantis'' (with Robert C. Cooper) and ''Stargat ...

and

Robert C. Cooper Robert C. Cooper is a Canadian writer and producer best known for his work in the ''Stargate'' franchise. He was formerly an executive producer of ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Stargate Atlantis'' and ''Stargate Universe''. He also co-created both ''Star ...

, who also served as executive producers. Season three regular cast members include

Joe Flanigan Joe Flanigan (born January 5, 1967) is an American writer and actor best known for his portrayal of the character Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard in ''Stargate Atlantis''. Early life Flanigan was born Joseph Dunnigan III in Los Angeles. He has ...

Torri Higginson Sarah Victoria "Torri" Higginson (born December 6, 1969) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles in the ''TekWar'' movies and series, and for portraying Dr. Elizabeth Weir in ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'' (2004–20 ...

Rachel Luttrell Rachel Zawadi Luttrell (born 19 January 1971) is a Tanzanian-Canadian actress best known for her role as Teyla Emmagan, an Athosian warrior leader on ''Stargate Atlantis''. Early life Luttrell was born 19 January 1971, in Dar Es Salaam, Tanz ...

Jason Momoa Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (; born August 1, 1979) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Jason Ioane on the syndicated action drama series '' Baywatch: Hawaii'' (1999–2001), which was followed by portrayals of Ronon Dex on the ...

Paul McGillion Paul McGillion is a Scottish actor, who has worked in television, film and theatre. He is best known for his role on the television series ''Stargate Atlantis'' as Dr. Carson Beckett. Early life McGillion was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Sco ...

, and

David Hewlett David Ian Hewlett (born 18 April 1968) is a British-born Canadian actor, writer, and director known for his role as Dr. Rodney McKay in the '' Stargate'' science-fiction franchise. He first gained fame for his roles as Grant Jansky in the Cana ...

as Dr.

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Cast

* Starring

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John Sheppard *

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Elizabeth Weir Elizabeth Jane Weir (born February 20, 1948) is a Canadian lawyer and politician in New Brunswick. She was elected leader of the New Democratic Party of New Brunswick in June 1988 and became an opposition voice to the Liberal government, which ...

Teyla Emmagan Teyla Emmagan is a primary fictional character played by Rachel Luttrell in the science fiction series ''Stargate Atlantis''. In the show, she is the daughter of Tagan, and was a leader of a village on the planet Athos. She had seen much of her ...

Ronon Dex Ronon Dex is a fictional character in the 2004 science fiction television series ''Stargate Atlantis''. Played by Jason Momoa, he is from Sateda, a civilization which was at a technological level comparable to Earth in the mid-20th century before ...

* With

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* And

Episodes

Episodes in bold are continuous episodes, where the story spans over 2 or more episodes.

Production

Richard Kind Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian, known for his roles as Dr. Mark Devanow in ''Mad About You'' (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter in ''Spin City'' (1996–2002), Andy in ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2002 ...

, who played

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in "Irresistible" and "Irresponsible", also played a minor role as Gary Meyers in the original ''Stargate'' film. He is the only actor to appear in both the film and ''Stargate: Atlantis''. * "Common Ground" introduces the "Todd" Wraith character that plays an important role in the later Seasons. * "Sunday" marks the last to feature

as a regular cast member, although he is still in the opening titles for the rest of Season 3. * "First Strike" introduces

Jewel Staite Jewel Belair Staite (born June 2, 1982) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Kaylee Frye in the Fox television series ''Firefly'' (2002–2003) and its spin-off theatrical film '' Serenity'' (2005), and as Jennifer Keller on Sc ...

as new Chief Medical Officer Dr.

Jennifer Keller Dr. Jennifer Keller is a fictional character from the Canadian-American military science fiction series ''Stargate Atlantis'', a spin-off series to ''Stargate SG-1''. She is played by Canadian actress Jewel Staite, who previously played the Wrai ...

DVD releases

Awards

"No Man's Land" won a

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for "Best Visual Effects". For "McKay and Mrs. Miller", writer

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was nominated for a

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References

External links

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