Stargate is returning to the screen with a new reboot. The upcoming series will be helmed by the WandaVision creator.
According to Variety, Jac Schaeffer is developing a new Stargate TV series for Amazon MGM Studios. The project is part of Schaeffer’s recent three-year television overall deal with Amazon MGM.
Schaeffer is best known for work in the MCU, creating the Disney+ television miniseries WandaVision and its spin-off series Agatha All Along. She also co-wrote the initial story for the 2021 film Black Widow. Her credits also include the 2009 sci-fi romance TiMER and the Disney comedy short Olaf’s Frozen Adventure.
Most recently, Schaeffer served as executive producer on the MCU’s upcoming series, VisionQuest, a spin-off of WandaVision.
What else do we know about the new Stargate show?Variety cites sources confirming a writers’ room for the new show is expected to begin work soon. Schaeffer is also serving as the executive producer alongside Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell for Safehouse Pictures.
The upcoming series is still in early development. So, there have been no major updates about the plot or cast. The project marks Amazon’s second attempt to reboot the franchise.
Martin Gero, the co-executive producer for Stargate Atlantis, was reportedly working on a new television installment in the franchise. However, Amazon ultimately axed the show.
The franchise began with the 1994 sci-fi action-adventure film of the same name directed by Roland Emmerich. The story centers on the titular device that can create a wormhole, enabling intergalactic travel. Multiple movies and television shows have since been released as part of the franchise.
Stargate SG-1 was the first TV installment, followed by two sequel movies, Stargate Infinity and Stargate: Continuum. Other television series include Atlantis, Stargate Universe, the animated show Stargate Infinity, and Stargate Origins.
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