Question: where do the stargate movies fit in the timeline

title: Stargate
text: Stargate is a military science fiction and media franchise based on the film written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich . The franchise is based on the idea of an alien Einstein -- Rosen bridge device ( the Stargate ) that enables nearly instantaneous travel across the cosmos . The franchise began with the film Stargate , released on October 28 , 1994 , by Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer and Carolco , which grossed US $ 197 million worldwide . In 1997 , Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner created a television series titled Stargate SG - 1 as a sequel to the film . This show was joined by Stargate Atlantis in 2004 , Stargate Universe in 2009 , and a prequel web series , Stargate : Origins , in 2017 . Also consistent with the same story are a variety of books , video games and comic books , as well as the direct - to - DVD movies Stargate : The Ark of Truth and Stargate : Continuum , which concluded the first television show after 10 seasons .