Season Five of Stargate Atlantis will return to the Sci Fi Channel on November 7, but in the meantime, there are a few interviews you can watch and read in which Atlantis stars Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, and Robert Picardo and co-showrunner Joseph Mallozzi make observations about what’s going on this season.
WARNING: Those who are adverse to spoilers should probably avoid the rest of this article.
MGM’s Official Stargate website has three video interviews:
- Joe Flanigan Gives a Sneak Peek into Season 5 — Flanigan talks about Sheppard’s time with the opposite sex and his enjoyment of being the action hero when Sheppard and Ronon fight side-by-side.
- David Hewlett Talks About Dr. McKay in Season 5 — Hewlett says that “life is ugly” in that the season starts out with one mess that just leads into another. He especially enjoys talking about “The Shrine”.
- Robert Picardo Talks About “Inquisition” — Picardo talks about Woolsey’s “peculiar abilities” to argue for the Expedition’s defense in the war crimes trial that the Coalition has arranged against Sheppard and his team.
Mallozzi’s interview with SFX Magazine has been excerpted in an article by David Bentley for the Coventry Telegraph in which the executive producer reveals that there will be “love, loss, betrayal, revenge, secrets revealed, exhilarating victories and crushing defeats”—and a “significant character death”—this season!