Amazon MGM Studios has ordered a new series in the beloved “Stargate” sci-fi franchise with Martin Gero set a creator and showrunner.
Gero worked as a writer and producer on all three previous live-action “Stargate” series – the ten-season-long “Stargate: SG-1,” the five-season-long “Stargate Atlantis”, and the two-season-long “Stargate Universe”.
The franchise began as a 1994 film written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich and directed by Emmerich. That led to an even more successful TV franchise spanning hundreds of episodes.
This will mark the first TV series in the franchise since “Stargate Universe” concluded in 2011, though in the years since a short-lived animated show and a very low-budget 2018 web series were launched. Gero says in a statement:
“Twenty years ago, my first real job in television was as a story editor on Stargate: Atlantis. I spent five years at the franchise working across all three series. Stargate taught me everything about making television — it’s written into my DNA. I’m beyond thrilled that Amazon MGM Studios has entrusted me with guiding this incredible franchise into its next phase. For those who’ve kept the gate active through conventions, rewatches, and unwavering faith — this one’s for you. And for those that are new to our world, I promise you’re in for something extraordinary.”
Plot details are under wraps, but this is being dubbed a “bold new chapter” which suggests a continuation of the original continuity rather than a reboot. It’s thus likely new threats will need to be established as antagonists like the Goa’uld, the Ori, the Replicators, the Wraith, and the Trust were all defeated.
Gero recently worked on the “Quantum Leap” reboot at NBC. He will executive produce this series alongside Joby Harold (“Obi-Wan Kenobi”) and Tory Tunnell (“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”) as well as Emmerich and Devlin.
Brad Wright, who co-created the three previous “Stargate” series, and Joe Mallozzi, an executive producer and writer on all three shows, will be consulting producers.
