Preliminary schedule for Atlantis Season Four

GateWorld has received a preliminary broadcast schedule for the fourth season of Stargate Atlantis on SCI FI Channel! The new season premieres in a little over one month, and will air straight through with only brief breaks for the holidays (one week for Thanksgiving, three weeks for Christmas and New Year’s Day).

The mid-season finale will air on December 7, as previously announced. New episodes will resume on SCI FI on January 4, marching straight through to the season finale on March 7.

Click on a title to read more about the episode in GateWorld’s episode guide:

Sept. 28 – “Adrift”
Oct. 5 – “Lifeline”
Oct. 12 – “Reunion”
Oct. 19 – “Doppelganger”
Oct. 26 – “Travelers”
Nov. 2 – “Tabula Rasa”
Nov. 9 – “Missing”
Nov. 16 – “The Seer”
Nov. 23 – No new episode
Nov. 30 – “Miller’s Crossing”
Dec. 7 – “This Mortal Coil” (Mid-season finale)
Dec. 14 – No new episode
Dec. 21 – No new episode
Dec. 28 – No new episode
Jan. 4 – “Be All My Sins Remember’d”
Jan. 11 – “Spoils of War”
Jan. 18 – “Quarantine”
Jan. 25 – “Outcast”
Feb. 1 – “Midway”
Feb. 8 – “Trio”
Feb. 15 – “Harmony”
Feb. 22 – “The Kindred, Part 1”
Feb. 29 – “The Kindred, Part 2”
Mar. 7 – Season Finale (Untitled)

This list includes some slight changes to our previous estimates of the airing order, and of course is subject to change by the network. Season Four is still in production in Vancouver, British Columbia, with the still untitled season finale going before cameras in late September.

Beware of minor SPOILERS for the fourth season of Stargate Atlantis below.

Sheppard is captured by a group of humans in “Travelers.”

GateWorld has also published loglines for the first eight episodes of the season, which reveal new plot details for several episodes:

“Adrift”
Adrift in deep space with the city’s protective shield failing, Dr. McKay and the team must do all they can to keep Atlantis alive. A radical injury threatens Dr. Weir’s life.

“Lifeline”
Colonel Sheppard and his team embark on a risky mission to steal a Z.P.M. power module from the Replicators. Samantha Carter and the Apollo race against time to find the missing city of Atlantis.

“Reunion”
A group of Ronon’s people enlist the team’s help in raiding a Wraith weapons facility, where they find themselves in the middle of a growing conflict with an enemy they never expected.

“Doppelganger”
During an off-world mission Colonel Sheppard unknowingly becomes host to an alien entity, which infects others in Atlantis and afflicts them with terrifying nightmares.

“Travelers”
Colonel Sheppard is captured by the inhabitants of a generational ship and their beautiful leader, who wish to use his ability to use Ancient technology for their own ends.

“Tabula Rasa”
When a virus causes amnesia in everyone except Teyla and Ronon, the Atlantis team must work together to find a cure before their memories fade entirely.

“Missing”
During a visit to New Athos, Teyla and Dr. Keller find themselves on the run from a primitive tribe of warriors.

“The Seer”
While searching for the Athosians, the team meets a man with extraordinary prophetic abilities, who gives them a dark prediction about Atlantis’s future.

The fourth season of Stargate Atlantis premieres Friday, September 28 at 10 p.m. Eastern/Pacific on SCI FI Channel in the U.S.! Canada’s Movie Central will premiere the new episodes on Monday, October 1, while Sky One’s U.K. premiere is set for Tuesday, October 9.