Prime Video Sets New Stargate Series With WandaVision's Jac Schaeffer
The new Stargate is described as a hybrid continuation built to bring in viewers with no prior knowledge of the franchise, per screenrant.com.
Prime Video is developing a new Stargate series, with Jac Schaeffer attached to the project, according to screenrant.com. Schaeffer is known for her work on WandaVision and Agatha All Along.
The series is described as a hybrid continuation, designed so that new viewers can follow it without any prior knowledge of the franchise. The original creators and cast of Stargate SG-1 are not involved.
The project is being approached in a similar wholesale-reboot manner as the Battlestar Galactica reboot. That reimagining arrived in 2003 as a miniseries before being extended into a seasonal television series, and it holds a 95% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. The original Battlestar Galactica, created by Glen A. Larson, ran from 1978 to 1979.
Prime Video previously announced a different Stargate series from Martin Gero, a more traditional sequel that would have brought back returning cast and continued established lore directly. That version was dropped, reportedly because it catered to the franchise's niche original fanbase.
Stargate began in 1994 as a feature film before expanding into television with Stargate SG-1, which ran for 10 seasons, and further series.
Quick answers
Who is making the new Stargate series?
Prime Video is developing it, with Jac Schaeffer, known for WandaVision and Agatha All Along, attached.
Do I need to have seen Stargate SG-1 to watch the new series?
It is described as a hybrid continuation that new viewers can follow without prior knowledge of the franchise, and the original SG-1 creators and cast are not involved.
Is this the same Stargate series Martin Gero was developing?
No. Prime Video previously announced a more traditional sequel from Martin Gero and later dropped it, reportedly because it catered to the niche original fanbase.