Stargate Origins
Series, 2018, Prequel, Set in 1939
Stargate Origins is #8 of 8 in release order and #1 of 8 in chronological order in the Stargate.
The story
Follow Catherine Langford, the young woman who witnessed her father uncover the Stargate in Giza in 1928, as she embarks on an unexpected adventure to unlock the mystery of what lies beyond the Stargate in order to save Earth from unimaginable darkness.
Stargate Origins recap
In 1939, Catherine Langford and her father, Professor Paul Langford, are studying the Stargate in a warehouse in Giza when Nazi occultist Dr. Wilhelm Brucke takes them hostage and forces the professor through the gate. Catherine recruits Captain James Beal and Wasif, an Egyptian officer in the British army, and follows them to Abydos. There they find Aset, a Goa'uld once resurrected by Ra who is now rebelling against him. Brucke offers Aset an alliance: Nazi help to overthrow Ra in exchange for the precious metal naquadah and thousands of slaves sent from Earth. Brucke's camera operator, Eva Reinhardt, begins to doubt him. Catherine learns the symbols to dial home, and Aset turns on Brucke, who is killed by Eva. Aset wipes the Langfords' memories, sends the young Abydonian Kasuf back to his people as their leader, and tells Catherine to return one day with a team to defeat Ra. The series was released in short web episodes and later cut into a film.
Stargate Origins ending explained
The Langfords return to Earth with no memory of Abydos, after Ra arrives and destroys Aset and her temple, and Beal sends them home before being killed. Back on Earth, the United States takes the Stargate, and Catherine keeps a piece of strange metal, sure she will see the gate again, which leads to her role in the 1994 film, where she brings Daniel Jackson to the gate.
Where to watch Stargate Origins
Stargate Origins is streaming on Prime Video in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 4.0/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Stargate Universe, the latest.
- Chronological order: first, before Stargate.
What to watch before Stargate Origins
In release order, the essentials before Stargate Origins (2018) are Stargate (1994), Stargate SG-1 (1997), Stargate Atlantis (2004), Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008), Stargate: Continuum (2008), and Stargate Universe (2009). Stargate Origins itself is optional in the Stargate order.
Cast
- Ellie Gall as Catherine Langford
- Aylam Orian as Wilhelm Brücke
- Philip Alexander as James Beal
- Shvan Aladdin as Wasif
- Sarah Navratil as Eva Reinhardt
- Connor Trinneer as Professor Langford
- Catherine Salazar as Aset's Child
Created by Mercedes Bryce Morgan, Justin Michael Terry, Mark Ilvedson.