In this latest incarnation of the Stargate franchise, after finding an ancient Stargate base buried in the ice of Antarctica an international team of soldiers and scientists from Earth journey to a distant planet in the Pegasus Galaxy. There they discover a forsaken Ancient City and uncover an entirely new Stargate network that opens onto several human worlds. As they explore this new galaxy, they come into contact with a new and fearfully powerful enemy species known only as the Wraith.