Amazon Is Bringing ‘Stargate’ Again to TV

Amazon is about to travel back in time to the late Nineteen Nineties and bring back the popular sci-fi franchise, Stargate. Martin Gero, who just lately created the NBC present Blindspot and in addition labored on all three Stargate shows within the early 2000s, will helm the present and would be the showrunner.

“Twenty years in the past, my first actual job in tv was as a narrative editor on Stargate: Atlantis. I spent 5 years on the franchise working throughout all three sequence, Stargate taught me every part about making tv—it’s written into my DNA,” Gero mentioned in a press release to Deadline. “I’m past thrilled that Amazon MGM Studios has entrusted me with guiding this unimaginable franchise into its subsequent part. For many who’ve stored the gate energetic by conventions, rewatches, and unwavering religion—this one’s for you. And for these which can be new to our world—I promise you’re in for one thing extraordinary.”

Stargate, after all, obtained its begin because the 1994 movie directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Kurt Russell. From there, it obtained a TV adaptation known as Stargate SG-1, which primarily starred Richard Dean Anderson and ran for 10 seasons. That present then additionally spun off into Stargate Atlantis, which ran 5 seasons, and Stargate Universe, which ran two.

It’s principally a type of franchises that has stood the take a look at of time, even when it stays just a little underneath the radar. A few years back, when Amazon acquired MGM, it was among the many IPs the corporate deliberate to deliver again (which additionally included Tomb Raider, Robocop, Legally Blonde, and extra), and now, it is going to.

“Stargate is an everlasting, iconic franchise that has captivated audiences for many years with its daring exploration of humanity’s place within the cosmos,” Nick Pepper, Head of US SVOD TV Improvement, Amazon MGM Studios, mentioned in a press release. “In partnership with our extraordinary artistic group of Martin, Tory [Tunnell], and Joby [Harold], we’re honored to open this subsequent gate to deliver a visionary new chapter of this beloved franchise to our world Prime Video viewers, one which honors the sequence’ wealthy legacy whereas propelling it into an bold and emotionally resonant future.”

No phrase on how this new present will slot in with all of the earlier tales, but when anybody is conscious of that, it’s Gero, who, once more, labored as a author and producer on all three legacy reveals.

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