Universe Season 1

The first season of Stargate Universe consists of a total of 20 episodes, a trend with every Stargate season since 2004. This includes a special three-part premiere that aired on October 2, 2009, on Syfy in the United States and SPACE in Canada. Sky1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland began airing the series on October 6. Australia's Sci Fi network first aired the series in October 9, followed by Network Ten on December 18.

Stargate veterans Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping and Gary Jones appear in a few episodes; Gary Jones had a cameo appearance as Walter Harriman, while Amanda Tapping reprises her role as Samantha Carter in the first episode, "Air", though Tapping may also appear in the season finale, "Incursion". Anderson returns as Jack O'Neill in "Air", "Earth" and sporadically throughout the first season. Shanks makes appearances as Daniel Jackson in "Air", "Human", and "Subversion".

The first season broke for a mid-season finale after the tenth episode, "Justice", and returned in April, 2010 with the episode, "Space". During the hiatus, the first season of ' - a spin-off of ' - aired in the SGU timeslot Friday nights on both Syfy and SPACE, airing opposite the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Known cast
thumb|300px|right|Stargate Universe Season 1.5 trailer.

Main characters

 * Robert Carlyle as Doctor Nicholas Rush (15/15 episodes)
 * Louis Ferreira as Colonel Everett Young (15/15 episodes)
 * Brian J. Smith as Lieutenant Matthew Scott (15/15 episodes)
 * Elyse Levesque as Chloe Armstrong (15/15 episodes)
 * David Blue as Eli Wallace (15/15 episodes)
 * Alaina Huffman as Lieutenant Tamara Johansen (15/15 episodes)
 * Jamil Walker Smith as Sergeant Ronald Greer (15/15 episodes)
 * And Ming-Na as Camile Wray (11/15 episodes)

Recurring characters

 * Patrick Gilmore as Doctor Dale Volker (14/15 episodes)
 * Peter Kelamis as Adam Brody (14/15 episodes)
 * Julia Benson as Lieutenant Vanessa James (14/15 episodes)
 * Jennifer Spence as Lisa Park (13/15 episodes)
 * Mark Burgess as Jeremy Franklin (9/15 episodes)
 * Josh Blacker as Sergeant Spencer (9/15 episodes)
 * Haig Sutherland as Hunter Riley (9/15 episodes)
 * Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman as Airman Darren Becker (7/15 episodes)
 * Lou Diamond Phillips as Colonel David Telford (5/15 episodes)
 * Andrew Dunbar as Corporal Gorman (4/15 episodes)
 * Ona Grauer as Emily Young (4/15 episodes)
 * Anna Galvin as Mrs. Armstrong (3/15 episodes)
 * Bradley Stryker as Sergeant Curtis (3/15 episodes)
 * Christina Schild as Andrea Palmer (3/15 episodes)
 * Michael Karl Richards as Major Peterson (3/15 episodes)
 * Glynis Davies as Maryann Wallace (3/15 episodes)
 * Tygh Runyan as Caine (3/15 episodes)
 * Darcy Laurie as Airman Dunning (3/15 episodes)
 * Christopher McDonald as Alan Armstrong (2/15 episodes)
 * Dominic Zamprogna as Doctor Boone (2/15 episodes)
 * Mar Andersons as Major Green (2/15 episodes)
 * Sandy Sidhu as Doctor Mehta (2/15 episodes)
 * Carlo Rota as Carl Strom (2/15 episodes)

Guest Stars

 * Richard Dean Anderson as Lieutenant General Jack O'Neill (4/15 episodes)
 * Gary Jones as Chief Master Sergeant Walter Harriman (2/15 episodes)
 * Michael Shanks as Doctor Daniel Jackson (2/15 episodes)
 * Amanda Tapping as Colonel Samantha Carter (1/15 episodes)
 * Bill Dow as Bill Lee (1/15 episodes)
 * Martin Christopher as Kevin Marks (1/15 episodes)

Critical reception

 * In an early review of the series premiere, "Air", Joseph Dilworth Jr. of popculturezoo.com wrote:
 * This is a very strong and exciting debut and if the following seventeen hours build upon the high quality presented here then we are all in for one hell of a season. Stargate Universe would be the series I see as the spiritual successor to Battlestar Galactica except that I see it surpassing the previous Syfy magnum opus in that it is not cruel or unnecessarily grim. On all levels I would say that this is the finest three hours that Syfy has produced to date and considering that includes the likes of Farscape, Eureka, the aforementioned Battlestar Galactica, Sanctuary and the previous two Stargate series, take that as you will. (Read more)


 * Another early positive review from Curt Wagner of chicagonow.com:
 * "SGU" marries many familiar sci-fi conventions with relatable emotional stories to create a non-genre spectacular. If you root for the underdog, you'll love this completely enthralling, heartbreaking and inspiring epic. (Read more)

Also see

 * Kino webisodes

DVD/Blu-ray

 * Stargate Universe Season 1.0

Novels

 * Stargate Universe: Air