The fourth season of ''

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'', an American-

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, began airing on September 28, 2007 on the US-American

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. The fourth season concluded after 20 episodes on March 7, 2008 on Sci Fi. 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 '' Sta ...

and Robert C. Cooper, who also served as executive producers.

Amanda Tapping Amanda Tapping (born 28 August 1965) is a British-Canadian actress and director. She is best known for portraying Samantha Carter in the Canadian–American military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1,'' ''Stargate Atlantis,'' an ...

( Col. Samantha Carter) joins the cast as a regular for 14 episodes,

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 ...

(Dr. Jennifer Keller) was a recurring character for eleven episodes, while regular cast member

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'' (2004–2 ...

( Dr. Elizabeth Weir) was a recurring cast member for four episodes. Other season four regular cast members include

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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, Ta ...

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 S ...

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 Canad ...

Cast

* Starring

as Lt. Colonel John Sheppard *

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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 h ...

* With

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 ...

* And

as Dr.

Rodney McKay Meredith Rodney McKay, Ph.D, is a fictional character in the 2004 Canadian-American Sci-Fi Channel television series ''Stargate SG-1'' and '' Stargate Atlantis'', two military science fiction television shows about military teams exploring two ...

Episodes

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

Production

With the season premier, " Adrift",

replaces

in the opening credits sequence, with

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no longer appearing. This marks

's first appearance as a main character on Atlantis. It also marks the only time an actor has appeared in the opening credits of both ''

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'' and Atlantis.

Christopher Judge Douglas Christopher Judge (born October 13, 1964) is an American actor best known for playing Teal'c in the Canadian-American military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1,'' and Kratos in the 2018 video game ''God of War'' and its ...

has a

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as his ''

'' character

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in "Reunion" and guest stars in the episode "Midway". Judge is the last original ''Stargate SG-1'' regular to appear on Atlantis, as the other three characters in the original SG-1 team all appeared in Atlantis's first season, as did other SG-1 characters Hank Landry and George Hammond. Of the three other SG-1 regulars (namely Cam Mitchell,

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and Jonas Quinn), Mitchell and Vala visited Atlantis in the SG-1 crossover episode "

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, who plays Princess Harmony in the episode "Harmony", previously appeared in the episode " Flesh and Blood" in Stargate SG-1 season 10 as a young

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; and

Crystal Lowe Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe (born Yan-Kay Lo; January 20, 1981) is a Canadian actress, director, and model best known for her scream queen roles in horror films such as '' Children of the Corn: Revelation'' (2001), '' Final Destination 3'' (2006), '' ...

previously appeared in the episode "Emancipation" in season 1 of Stargate SG-1, and Cassie Winslow and Christopher Orr and

Connor Trinneer Connor Wyatt Trinneer (born March 19, 1969) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Charles "Trip" Tucker III on ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', Michael on the series ''Stargate Atlantis'', and Professor ...

both reprising as Pitt Henderson and Michael Kenmore respectively.

Release and reception

In September 2007, unfinished versions of "Adrift" and "Lifeline" were leaked onto the internet. Shortly after, fans who used iTunes to download "Adrift" discovered that they had in fact purchased "Doppelganger" instead, three weeks before it was set to premiere on

in the USA. The mix-up probably comes from the fact that "Doppelganger" was the first episode of the season to be filmed, and thus carries an internal production number of 401 at the studio. Late in the season, "Midway" was another episode that was mistakenly released by iTunes several days before its airdate. "Be All My Sins Remember'd" received a rating of 1.4 million viewers, the highest rated episode in the fourth season. It was also the US Sci-fi Channel's 2nd highest rated show that week: the 1st was an SF TV-movie, " Beyond Loch Ness" (which had a rating of 1.7 million), which happened to star Atlantis actor

and SG-1's Don S. Davis. Stargate Atlantis, Season 4, has been aired on the following channels: Sci-Fi Channel in the USA, TV6 in Sweden, and Sky 1 in the UK. "Adrift" earned an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series", and "Best Visual Effects" for a Gemini Award. Jewel Staite has been nominated for a Gemini Award in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for her performance in "Missing". Alan McCullough has been nominated for a Gemini Award in the Best Writing in a Dramatic Series category for his episode "Tabula Rasa". "The Last Man" has been nominated for a Gemini in the Best Achievement in Make-Up category.

DVD releases

References

External links

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