Atlantis Season Three gets DVD date

The third season of Stargate Atlantis will be released on DVD September 18 (Region 1 – North America), TVShowsOnDVD.com is reporting. That should be just in time for the fall premiere of Season Four on SCI FI Channel in the U.S.!

The 5-disc set will include all 20 episodes from “No Man’s Land” to “First Strike,” of course, plus audio commentaries and the usual selection of top-notch bonus featurettes. Video is in anamorphic widescreen, with sound in English Dolby Digital 5.1 and French Dolby Surround. Subtitles are in English, French, and Spanish.

Featurettes include:

• Mission Directive: “Sateda” Featuring Robert C. Cooper
• Mission Directive: “Progeny” Featuring Andy Mikita
• Mission Directive: “Phantoms” Featuring Martin Wood
• Mission Directive: “The Game” Featuring William Waring
• Mission Directive: “First Strike” Featuring Martin Wood
• Inside the Stargate Atlantis Visual FX Department
• Profile on: Rachel Luttrell (“Teyla Emmagan”)
• General O’Neill Goes to Atlantis
• Masters of the Alien
• Stargate Atlantis: A Look Back on Season Three with Martin Gero
• Photo Galleries
• Production Design Galleries
• Stargate: The Ark of Truth promo
• Stargate SG-1 Season Ten trailer

The set will come with a suggested sticker price of $49.98 U.S.

Initial information does not list an audio commentary for “The Real World.” Confirmation as to whether or not it is missing from the DVD set is still pending. Check out TVShowsOnDVD.com for the full list of commentators for each episode.

Fans in the U.K. and Europe can expect the first disc of Season Three to be released on August 27 (Region 2). Pre-order it now at Amazon.co.uk!

The tenth and final season of Stargate SG-1 is on DVD in North America on July 24 (story).

We have heard no word yet on DVD releases for Atlantis Season Three or SG-1 Season Ten in other countries.

Don’t miss the final two episodes of Atlantis‘s third season on Friday, June 15 and June 22 on SCI FI!

(Thanks to Mitch W, VisitEureka.net, DJgirl, Joseph Muniz, Kevin Gane, Larian and Tim Keaton for the tip)