Robert Carlyle Is Next Quot Stargate Quot Leader

SGU, the third installment in the cable channel Stargate franchise, comes from Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlanti co-creators Brad Wright and Robert Cooper, who will write and executive produce the new series. Sci Fi Channel is expected to give MGM TV-produced SGU a 20-episode order. Robert Carlyle was tapped as the lead in Sci Fi Channel new series Stargate Universe . On the production of the series and slate to begin in February in Vancouver. L is targeted to launch.