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The Only Mission Is Survival
The adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from the Milky Way Galaxy. They evacuated there and are now trying to figure out a way to return to Earth, while simultaneously trying to explore and to survive in their unknown area of the universe.
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The adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from the Milky Way Galaxy. They evacuated there and are now trying to figure out a way to return to Earth, while simultaneously trying to explore and to survive in their unknown area of the universe.
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Robert CarlyleNicholas Rush
Louis FerreiraEverett Young
David BlueEli Wallace
Elyse LevesqueChloe Armstrong
Brian J. SmithMatthew Scott
Alaina HuffmanTamara Johansen
Jamil Walker SmithRonald Greer
Tygh RunyanRobert Caine
SyfyUnited States
MGM TelevisionUnited StatesWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 1
Everett and the crew continue their efforts to save Destiny while holding off the Lucian Alliance invaders.
Directed by Andy MikitaWritten by Paul MullieGuest stars Tygh Runyan, Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Lou Diamond Phillips, Julia Benson, Haig Sutherland, Patrick Gilmore
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Episode 2
Desperate for food and water, Rush directs the ship to a planet that has been locked out of Destiny's controls. Young and Wray clash over what to do with the Alliance prisoners.
Written by Robert C. CooperGuest stars Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Lou Diamond Phillips, Julia Benson, Haig Sutherland, Patrick Gilmore, Louise Lombard
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Episode 3
The crew encounters a ship remarkably similar to Destiny, which may hold the key to their returning home.
Directed by Andy MikitaWritten by Joseph MallozziGuest stars Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Lou Diamond Phillips, Patrick Gilmore, Louise Lombard, Mike Dopud, Julie McNiven
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Episode 4
Chloe behaves in a bizarre way, prompting a search of her quarters, where Lt. Scott finds a journal penned in an alien language. Elsewhere, Eli copes with his mother's medical condition.
Written by Carl BinderGuest stars Reiko Aylesworth, Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Haley Beauchamp, Jennifer Spence, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Alisen Richmond-Peck
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Episode 5
When Scott's team explores a new planet, a plant-like organism infects the lieutenant, causing him to hallucinate a life back on Earth where he is getting married.
Directed by Alex ChappleWritten by Brad WrightGuest stars Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Lou Diamond Phillips, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Mittita Barber
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Episode 6
Young is plagued by mysterious dreams where Destiny is destroyed by alien attackers no matter what he does.
Directed by Andy MikitaWritten by Joseph Mallozzi, Paul MullieGuest stars Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Julie McNiven, Mark Burgess, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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Episode 7
Rush and Young investigate an abandoned alien craft which is just outside the Destiny. While they do this, the crew onboard the ship find the bridge and discover that Rush is responsible for the countdown clock not activating when the ship emerges from FTL.
Written by Carl BinderGuest stars Kathleen Munroe, Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Patrick Gilmore, Julie McNiven, Robert Knepper, Darcy Laurie
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Episode 8
Simeon makes his escape from Destiny, sending Nicholas Rush on a vengeful mission. But Young and Greer attempt to retrieve Simeon unharmed.
Directed by Robert C. CooperWritten by Robert C. CooperGuest stars Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Mike Dopud, Julie McNiven, Robert Knepper, Darcy Laurie
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Episode 9
Members of the crew left behind in another galaxy make a shocking return to Destiny.
Guest stars Tygh Runyan, Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Vincent Gale, Tobias Slezak
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Episode 10
The crew's new-found control over Destiny's flight path introduces new risks when they find themselves in the middle of a war between two races.
Written by Joseph Mallozzi, Paul MullieGuest stars Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Lou Diamond Phillips, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Mike Dopud, Jacob Blair
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Episode 11
Locked in a battle with a Drone Command Ship, the Destiny is surprised by the arrival of the Aliens that abducted Rush and Chloe.
Directed by Peter DeLuiseWritten by Joseph Mallozzi, Paul MullieGuest stars Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Lou Diamond Phillips, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Jacob Blair
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Episode 12
Rush travels back in time to avert a disaster, meeting a past version of himself.
Directed by Peter DeLuiseWritten by Brad WrightGuest stars Bill Dow, Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Lou Diamond Phillips, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Mike Dopud
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Episode 13
Camille and Sgt. Greer are trapped when Homeworld Command comes under attack.
Directed by Peter DeLuiseGuest stars French Stewart, Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Lou Diamond Phillips, Patrick Gilmore, Mike Dopud, Kathleen Quinlan, Trevor Carroll
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Episode 14
Chloe's body is taken over by another consciousness. Meanwhile, Dr. Volker is stricken with a mysterious illness.
Written by Carl BinderGuest stars Kathleen Munroe, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Lou Diamond Phillips, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Julie McNiven, Vincent Gale
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Episode 15
Rush slips into a coma in the neural interface chair, and Amanda connects with him in the ship’s matrix, but Ginn informs Eli of a problem with that scenario. Elsewhere, Dr. Rodney McKay’s plan to dial the ninth chevron address hits a snag.
Directed by Helen ShaverGuest stars Kathleen Munroe, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Lou Diamond Phillips, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Julie McNiven, Victor Garber
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Episode 16
An alien creature attacks an exploration team from Destiny, taking two crew members captive.
Directed by Andy MikitaWritten by Joseph MallozziGuest stars Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Mike Dopud, Vincent Gale, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Ryan Jefferson Booth
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Episode 17
Destiny comes upon a colony where the people claim their civilization was founded two thousand years earlier ... by Destiny's crew.
Directed by Peter DeLuiseWritten by Robert C. CooperGuest stars Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Katie Findlay, August Schellenberg, Reilly Dolman
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Episode 18
While attempting to return a group of colonists to their home, the crew finds that the planet is on the verge of seismic destruction.
Directed by Alex ChappleWritten by Carl BinderGuest stars Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Mike Dopud, Katie Findlay, August Schellenberg
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Episode 19
The Destiny needs to be refueled but every time they come out of FTL the drones seem to be waiting for them. It's not obvious how the drones know they're there but it doesn't matter a great deal since they only have one more try before running out of fuel completely. Eli suggests they go through a blue supergiant star, though the heat it creates might destroy the ship. They have little choice so Col. Young evacuates everyone to the only planet available with the exception of Eli and Rush. Lisa also stays behind to collect some of the medicinal herbs they've grown only to be trapped just as the Destiny goes through the star. On the planet, Young and the others find evidence of a destroyed civilization - and the drones.
Directed by Andy MikitaGuest stars Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Lou Diamond Phillips, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Mike Dopud, Vincent Gale
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Episode 20
Eli and Rush have found a way to identify the location of drone mother ships using the Destiny's long range sensors. The bad news is that the Drones seems to be awaiting them at every possible stop along Destiny's path. They find a temporary solution to neutralize the mother ships but realize that they cannot engage in a major battle every time they need to re-supply. Eli suggest that they use the stasis pods for the crew and jump to the next galaxy, a trip that will take three years. All goes well until they realize that one of the pods has been damaged and one person will have to stay behind in the hopes of fixing the unit in the short time available or die.
Directed by Andy MikitaWritten by Joseph Mallozzi, Paul MullieGuest stars Ming-Na Wen, Peter Kelamis, Jennifer Spence, Lou Diamond Phillips, Julia Benson, Patrick Gilmore, Anna Galvin, Mike Dopud
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