Farscape veteran Ben Browder was eyed for two different characters on Stargate: Atlantis before snagging his role as Lt. Mitchell in Stargate: SG-1.

They find a land that recalls Egypt and humans in a primitive culture that worship and are slaves to Ra, the God of the Sun. But soon they discover the secret of the mysterious "stargate".

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.