New info on ‘The Daedalus Variations’

GateWorld is tracking new story details for “The Daedalus Variations,” an upcoming episode of Stargate Atlantis set to air early in the show’s fifth season. Little information is yet known about the episode, which, as the title implies, will focus on the Earth battlecruiser Daedalus.

The ship was first introduced in Season Two of Atlantis, and has been under the command of Colonel Steven Caldwell (Mitch Pileggi).

Today, a casting call went out for the role of Captain Sobol:

Colonel Sheppard’s team finds the Earth ship Daedalus abandoned. As McKay works to restore power, Teyla finds a recording in the computer — the final entry of the ship’s log.

It is Captain Sobol, apparently the commander of the Daedalus, who reports that equipment and supplies have been transported down to the planet’s surface, where he and his crew hope to survive long enough to be found and rescued. Sobol plans to soon join them in an F-302 fighter.

The crew’s predicament and the reason for their evacuation, however, is not the first question that Sheppard the team have. The first question is … Who is Captain Sobol?

Written by Alan McCullough, “The Daedalus Variations” is currently slated to air as Season Five’s fourth episode. It should go before cameras later this month under the direction of Andy Mikita.

Learn more about the new season in GateWorld’s episode guide!