It’s been nearly a year since news broke that Amazon MGM Studios would be bringing another popular MGM franchise back to our screens. stargate TV series on Prime Video.
Martin Gero, creator of NBC blind spothas been announced as showrunner for a revival that looks set to join Tomb Raider, Barber Shop, Legally Blonde prequel Eller, poltergeistand RoboCop The big screen property is reimagined as a streaming series.
In June of this year, Amazon confirmed that it had axed stargate. According to Hollywood industry insiders, “Amazon executives were concerned that Groh’s take on the series wouldn’t have broad appeal beyond the series’ already loyal fan base.”
Specific plot details for the revival have never been revealed, but we now have some insight from Richard Dean Anderson, who plays Jack O’Neal in “Jack O’Neal.” Stargate SG-1. According to the actor, Michael Shanks’ character Daniel Jackson will be used as a bridge between the original series and the reimagining.
“A lot of things in my life are disconnected from me, but the politics of what happened in the reboot, they call it – first of all, Technically, it doesn’t look like a reboot, but rather using Michael Shanks’ character Daniel, well, again, as a conduit to take us from our show, from our universe, to The Next Generation. Things went wrong with negotiations, development, who would run it, who would control it, and so on. Anyway, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes. I can guess what’s going on, but I think it’s blocked because of all those things I just mentioned. “
“I honestly have no idea what happened to it or what will happen to it. Talking to Michael about it felt like a dead end. I’m not sure. Please don’t spread this news. But there is an event going on. Save the Stargate. That’s the name of the ongoing campaign to not let it die. In other words, to save it. I’ve made it very clear, this is a sad comment. “
stargateThe premise was simple but infinitely scalable, and it’s even more surprising that this new scheme was abandoned. Still, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydalethe streamer seems unsure about relying on the return of long-time fans and the ability to attract new ones when there is so much history to retrace.
In the series, an ancient alien device known as the “Stargate” creates wormholes between planets, allowing near-instantaneous travel across the galaxy. As humans discover how to operate these mysterious portals, they form dedicated military teams to explore thousands of worlds, encountering wonders and dangers across the stars.
Gero started his work Stargate: Atlantisis set to serve as creator, writer, executive producer and showrunner. Joby Harold and Tory Tunnel (Obi-Wan Kenobi) was chosen to produce alongside Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, the creative forces behind 1994 stargate Movie.
Brad Wright and Joseph Mallozzi are long-time creative leaders in the field stargate TV Universe has joined as consulting producer.
Will Amazon revisit stargate That remains to be seen.