The story of a secret military project that uses an ancient device called the "Stargate" to explore the universe and fight evil aliens bent on destroying humanity. 214 episodes produced in a span of 10 seasons (7 22x44' seasons and 3 20x44' seasons). starring Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Don S. Davis, Corin Nemec, Ben Browder, Beau Bridges, and Claudia Black. Developed by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner; Based on 1994 Carolco film 'Stargate', written by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin. Executive Producers: Glassner and Michael Greenburg (1–8), Wright (1–6, 8–9), Richard Dean Anderson (2–8), Robert C. Cooper (5–10), and Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie (8–10). Double Secret Productions, with Gekko Film Corp. (1997–2005) (1–8), in association with MGM Television, and Sony Pictures Television (9), for Showtime (1–5) and Sci-Fi (6–10),