Amazon's New Stargate Series Is Officially Dead (screenrant.com)
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- News link: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/26/06/04/0531213/amazons-new-stargate-series-is-officially-dead
- Source link: https://screenrant.com/stargate-amazon-new-series-canceled/
> Reports of what became Gero's Stargate series started in 2022, after Amazon acquired MGM Studios. Dean Devlin, who co-wrote the 1994 Stargate movie with Emmerich, was another executive producer for the Amazon show, as were Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell via Safehouse Pictures. The project also had Brad Wright and Joe Mallozzi as consulting producers, with both having had extensive history working within the Stargate franchise.
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> On X, [3]Michael Shanks , who played Daniel Jackson in Stargate SG-1, posted in response to the news that: "Yep. They did that." [4]Mallozzi was resistant to the idea that the series was being geared toward diehard fans: "Nope. No. Sorry. Gonna have to push back on this. We were ever mindful of creating a show that would have broad appeal." In an additional post, [5]Mallozzi went into further detail about why the cancellation is so disappointing:
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> Before the new series was canceled by Amazon, Stargate began with Emmerich and Devlin's movie starring Kurt Russell and James Spader. This paved the way for 10 seasons of Stargate SG-1, followed by five seasons of Stargate Atlantis. There has also been the two-season Stargate Universe, the one-season animated show Stargate Infinity, the web miniseries Stargate Origins, and the 2008 direct-to-video movies Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate Continuum, along with numerous games.
[1] https://screenrant.com/stargate-amazon-new-series-canceled/
[2] https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stargate-tv-series-martin-gero-scrapped-amazon-1236765061/
[3] https://x.com/MichaelShanks/status/2061945289507000379
[4] https://x.com/BaronDestructo/status/2061982258710614387
[5] https://x.com/BaronDestructo/status/2061963285428330923
still bummed about SG-U (Score:3)
I wish they'd done a few more seasons of Stargate Universe. I'm curious where the story would have gone, and what they would have found.
I remember enjoying the Battlestar Galactica vibe, through both setting and cast, and the whole civilians and military working together thing. It must have been pretty darned expensive though.
no one wants a reboot. fire whoever cancelled it. (Score:1)
ok so just undo that, because that’s dumb, and for that broad modern appeal just get STEVE FROM MINECRAFT and AQUAMAN to lead a new team through the gate supported by the existing cast going on a multiverse adventure with Kurt Russell, Richard Dean Anderson, James Spader, and Michael Shanks. Pad it out to 22 episode seasons with 12 bottle episodes on a shoestring budget and 10 main arc episodes with sparse use of modern CGI.
And most importantly simply combine ALL of the pitches that have been put fort
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22 episode seasons
You spelled "8 episode seasons with a 2-5 year gap between them" wrong
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> 22 episode seasons
> You spelled "8 episode seasons with a 2-5 year gap between them" wrong
Who knew that the 20th-century BBC would be so far ahead of its time?
Re: no one wants a reboot. fire whoever cancelled (Score:1)
What about a "very special" two part episode where the bike shop owner tries to get the Stargate crew to take their shirts off after drinking box wine?
Darnit (Score:2)
I never even heard it was in the works but now I feel disappointed. Thanks, Slashdorks.
Stargate SB-BF1 (Score:2)
As in: Suck Bezos's Big Fat one,
Yeah. Just like James Bond or Star Trek (Score:3)
Stargate has some of the strongest franchise potential out there, and a well developed universe that is wide open. Few properties have that.
There are whole new generations that have never seen the original, nor care to, but would respond to a modern series.
Canning it because of fears it would only attract old viewers is idiotic.
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They had big ideas for it, but as time went on the budget got squeezed while needing more CGI on screen to represent the advanced technology and galactic stage they were portraying.
The actors started to cost more too. One of the reasons why many shows are limited to 5 seasons is that the standard contract is 5 seasons and then a re-negotiation for more money. Amazon has another trick that they used with Bosch - can the show, and start an identical one with the same characters and actors, but a slightly diff