Prime Video scraps Stargate reboot for a good reason fans will still hate |
When Martin Gero announced in November that he would be serving as showrunner for a new Stargate series for Prime Video, he made it clear that he wanted to appeal to die-hard fans of the sci-fi franchise. He broke the news in a video alongside the leaders of a pair of fansites and stressed that he was not making a reboot, instead drawing on decades of canon that span three live-action shows and three films. That turned out to be a problem for Amazon, which Variety reports scrapped the series because “execs were concerned that Gero’s take on the series would not have broad appeal beyond the franchise’s already dedicated fanbase.”
That might seem like bad news, but it’s probably a good thing for the franchise in the long run. Gero, who previously worked on Stargate: SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, and Stargate Universe, will develop other projects for Amazon. The studio is looking into other ways to bring Stargate back. Hopefully, that will actually........