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Hot news for the Stargate sequel fans.  Sky1 channel has won the rights for the Sci-Fi series Stargate Universe (SGU), starring Robert Carlyle.

The show, the next chapter in the Stargate franchise, and billed as “edgier in tone” than its predecessors, will follow a team of explorers headed by Dr Nicholas Rush, played by Carlyle, who have to fend for themselves when their hidden base comes under attack.

Plot

The Previously unknown purpose of the “Ninth Cheveron” is revealed, and ends up taking a team to an Ancient ship “Destiny”, a ship built millions of years ago by the Ancients, used to seed Distant galaxies with Stargates. This team, led by Dr. David Rush and Colonel Everet Young, are trapped on the ship, unable to change its programmed mission, and encounter new races, new technology and new enemies, as the runaway ship takes them to the far ends of the Universe

Richard Dean Anderson is to guest star on Sci Fi Channel’s Stargate Universe first episode, as well as Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson) according to Gateworld.

The actor - best known as Jack O’Neill - is likely to guest in the show’s fifth episode ‘Earth’.

“Rick is doing episodes of Universe,” confirms co-creator Brad Wright. “He was just here yesterday shooting an episode of Universe with us. So that relationship is always ongoing, and it’s good to have him back.”

SG-1 cast member Gary Jones also told fans that he would appear in the new series

It is executive produced and written by Brad Wright and Robert Cooper, who were behind Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.

The Cast:

Colonel Everett Young
40’s handsome, capable, former SG team leader. Like the Jack O’Neill of ten years ago, but Young’s edges have tended to sharpen over time. He requested permission to serve the remainder of his commission on Earth upon marrying his wife, Hailey, two years ago, but for now he’s temporary commander of a secret off world base. The loss of two members of his team several years ago has taught him never to take anything for granted, and be prepared for anything. He stays on top of his team so they stay alive.

Tamara Jon
20-25, all ethnicities (Asian Preferably). SGC Field medic, Captain grade. Off world experience. Beautiful, tough, smart, capable. Paramedic level training. Able to triage serious injury. Modest background. Dreamed of being a doctor but couldn’t afford medical school and the Air Force was her best option. She ends up being the most medically inclined person on the ship but is overwhelmed by the lack of knowledge and experience treating seriously wounded and ill patients. She also lacks the medicine and supplies and has to make do.

Chloe Carpenter
20ish. Stunning and sexy. Daughter of a U.S. Senator. Silver spoon upbringing and a little spoiled but not stupid either. Politically and socially savvy. Dreams of following in her father’s footsteps but for now she’s a bit of a party girl in her first year at an Ivy League school. Her father’s tragic death and the dire circumstances of being trapped on a spaceship seriously tests her character.

Eli Hitchcock
20-25. Total slacker. Utter genius. Mathematics, computers, anything he puts his mind to. Acerbic sense of humor. A social outcast. Comes from a broken home. Lacks confidence because his true intelligence has never really been recognized like Matt Damon’s character from Good Will Hunting with a little Jack Black thrown in sptv050769.

Lt. Jared Nash
20-25. Junior S.G.C. team member. Officer material but green and rough around the edges. Every teenage girl’s fantasy. Like a college quarterback thrown into his first pro game, he is thrust into the role of leader well before he’s ready for the responsibility and must learn to take command, earn respect through action, and manage the diverse personalities on the ship to keep everyone alive. Like Jason Bourne, he is skilled and well-trained however he is mentally unprepared for the urgency of the situation.

Ron “Psycho” Stasiak
20, all ethnicities. Marine. Big, strong, silent. You want him on your side. You don’t want him mad at you. Lacks control over his temper in non combat situations. His past is a mystery but it’s clear something dark formed the hard shell around him. Yet, there must also be some moral center because otherwise he’d kill everyone around him. Think Eric Bana’s character “Hoot” in Blackhawk Down.

The show will launch on Sky1 and Sky1 HD in the autumn with a two-hour special and will conclude a week later with a one-hour episode.

The Sky1 head of acquisitions, David Smyth, who oversaw the deal with MGM Worldwide Television Distribution, said: “The Stargate franchise has been a terrific performer for us over the years, and our audience has always loved the show on Sky1.”

Gary Marenzi, the co-president of MGM Worldwide TV, added: “SGU will set a new standard in adventure programming.”

The show, currently in production in Vancouver, will premiere in the US on SyFy - the re-named Sci-Fi channel - in October.