

It follows the present-day adventures of SG-1, a military team from Earth. The plot of Stargate SG-1 picks up a year after the conclusion of the events recounted in the original feature film. Merchandise for Stargate SG-1 includes games and toys, print media and an original audio series. It also spawned the animated television series Stargate Infinity, the live-action spin-off TV series Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe, and Stargate Origins and the direct-to-DVD films Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum. Stargate SG-1 was honored with numerous awards and award nominations in its ten-season run. The series was a ratings success for its first-run broadcasters and in syndication, and was particularly popular in Europe and Australia. The series draws upon Egyptian, Greek and Norse mythology, as well as the legend of King Arthur. SG-1 is an elite United States Air Force special operations team, one of about 20 teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, the Replicators and the Ori.

The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets and in space. The series premiered on Showtime on Jand moved to the Sci Fi Channel on Jthe final episode first aired on Sky1 on March 13, 2007.

The television series was filmed in and around the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 science fiction film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. Stargate SG-1 (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated SG-1) is a Canadian-American military science fiction adventure television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise.
