Syfy's drama series Stargate Universe follows a band of soldiers, scientists and civilians, who must fend for themselves as they are forced through a Stargate when their hidden base comes under attack. The desperate survivors emerge aboard an ancient ship, which is locked on an unknown course and unable to return to Earth.  

In the new season, the team fights to take back the ship from the Lucian Alliance, who transported themselves on board Destiny with plans to take control. The team also discovers their true mission. It's not about going home, it's about going further.

Stargate Universe stars Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting, The Full Monty) as Dr. Nicholas Rush, David Blue (Ugly Betty, Moonlight) as Eli Wallace, Louis Ferreira (Hidden Hills, Grey Gardens) as Colonel Everett Young, Brian J. Smith (The War Boys, Hate Crime) as 1st Lt. Matthew Scott, Ming-Na (ER, The Joy Luck Club) as Camile Wray, Alaina Huffman (Smallville, Painkiller Jane) as Lt. Tamara Johansen, Jamil Walker Smith (Waynehead, Sister, Sister) as Master Sergeant Ronald Greer,  Lou Diamond Phillips (Stand and Deliver, Young Guns) as Colonel Telford and Elyse Levesque as Chloe Armstrong.  

Season two guest stars include Robert Knepper (Heroes, Prison Break) and Julie McNiven (Supernatural, Mad Men) for a multi-episode arc in which they portray members of the Lucian Alliance. Also, series star Robert Carlyle makes his directorial debut in episode four, "Pathogen."  

Robert Cooper and Brad Wright, of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, serve as executive producers and writers.  SGU is produced and distributed by MGM Worldwide Television Distribution.

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