In addition to film and television, the Stargate franchise Stargate SG-1īriefly held the record for the longest-running North American scienceįiction show in history with a total of ten seasons and 214 episodes. Three years later, Canadian Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner created a television series entitled Stargate SG-1 as a sequel for the film - a series that would set the scene for Stargate's over 15 year and ongoing legacy. It was theatrically released on Octoby Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Carolco, and became a worldwide hit grossing nearly $200 million (USD) worldwide. The first film that originally began the franchise was simply titled Stargate. Stargate is a military science fiction franchise, initially conceived by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin.
