Syfy’s “Stargate Universe” has cast Robert Knepper (“Heroes,” “Prison Break”) and Julie McNiven (“Supernatural,” “Mad Men”) as guest stars to the second season of the hit series. Knepper joins the cast for a six-episode arc and will portray Simeon, a member of the Lucian Alliance. McNiven will also join the cast for a five-episode arc, portraying Ginn, a member of the Lucian Alliance. Season Two of “Stargate Universe” premieres on Syfy fall 2010.
Production is underway in Vancouver, Canada. The second-half of “Stargate Universe’s” first season premieres Friday, April 2, at 9PM (ET/PT).
“SGU” stars Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith, Elyse Levesque, David Blue, Alaina Huffman, Jamil Walker Smith, Ming-Na and Lou Diamond Phillips.
The series follows a band of soldiers, scientists and civilians, who must fend for themselves as they are forced through a Stargate when their hidden base comes under attack. The desperate survivors emerge aboard an ancient ship, which is locked on an unknown course and unable to return to Earth. Faced with meeting the most basic needs of food, water and air, the group must unlock the secrets of the ship’s Stargate to survive. The danger, adventure and hope they find on board the Destiny will reveal the heroes and villains among them
Robert Cooper and Brad Wright, of “Stargate SG-1” and “Stargate Atlantis,” serve as executive producers and writers.
