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6/3/2026 at 12:23:41 AM

Amazon Has Axed Its New Stargate Series

 https://www.gateworld.net/news/2026/06/amazon-axed-new-stargate-series/

by Kye

6/3/2026 at 1:47:17 AM

> the studio were concerned that Gero’s take on the series “would not have broad appeal beyond the franchise’s already dedicated fanbase.” This is a key component in reviving a legacy IP

It was popular because of who? The fans! No one needed the Disney-ization of Stargate. This is probably a good thing.

by le-mark

6/3/2026 at 1:50:07 AM

The framing here gives some good insight into other controversial Amazon adaptations.

by iammiles

6/3/2026 at 2:30:05 AM

As bummed as I am by this news, I kinda understand the logic. The fan base likely didn't make up the majority of viewing figures when SG-1 and it's spin-offs were on the air. Otherwise, it would have been revived much sooner after their big bet on direct to DVD movies didn't pan out.

by rgblambda

6/3/2026 at 5:51:51 AM

As far as I understand it, the movies were actually very successful, but there was some kind of internal politicking or studio issue and they just didnt continue.

by jhogendorn

6/3/2026 at 7:06:14 AM

The co-creator of Stargate was interviewed about it and said:

>The only thing that is blocking the SG-1 movie or the Atlantis movie, the only thing, is the fact that the direct-to-DVD market has gone away

https://web.archive.org/web/20101001085140/https://tvdeathra...

Interestingly, he also talked about the need to appeal to an audience outside of the existing fan base, quite relevant to the current discussion:

>If you just try to hang on to the viewers you have and the numbers are going down, they’ll eventually go down to the point where the network and the studio will say, “OK, we’re done.” That’s what happens. That’s definitely what happens.

by rgblambda

6/3/2026 at 1:53:19 AM

For those who don’t know (which seems to be the entire comment section at the moment), the new show is/was not a remake, they intended to follow on from the existing series.

I was pretty optimistic after watching the announcement [0] that this would be a decent show.

Here’s hoping they’ve developed it enough that they can shop it around.

[0] https://youtu.be/e82uV9sBt4I?si=ZY3qO4o8r1DH5voG

by ojkelly

6/3/2026 at 2:01:29 AM

Given the IP situation, is shopping it around even on the table?

by lucisferre

6/3/2026 at 2:06:30 AM

Joseph Mallozzi says it's not, and he was involved with the new series development. I suppose Amazon is making enough from the concept that they aren't interested in selling it.

by randallsquared

6/3/2026 at 2:18:21 AM

How would they make anything from it if they aren't going to make the show?

by p1necone

6/3/2026 at 2:33:05 AM

Possibly it continues to stream frequently enough to be considered a contributor to Prime Video? Not sure if you can stream it other places, but if so, those fees would be continued revenue that might disappear if the reaction to a new show is poor.

by randallsquared

6/3/2026 at 2:27:01 AM

They aren't going to make _this_ show, they might make another show in the future, one catering to a broader (non-core-fan) audience.

by daemin

6/3/2026 at 2:12:47 AM

> From the existing series

Which one? Universe? Atlantis? SG1?

by Izikiel43

6/3/2026 at 2:14:15 AM

All of those are from the same continuity. (The show was not to be a remake/reboot, but also was not to be like, another season of one of the existing shows. I do wish they would just figure out how to finish Stargate: Universe... they even likely-purposefully left the plot/characters in a state where they could actually do the next season now, even after all this time, and even if some of the actors can't or won't be involved anymore.)

by saurik

6/3/2026 at 2:21:17 AM

And all had at least crossover. Such a fantastic franchise.

by singingtoday

6/3/2026 at 5:13:56 AM

> Variety reports that executives at the studio were concerned that Gero’s take on the series “would not have broad appeal beyond the franchise’s already dedicated fanbase.”

in other words, it would have been good

by KevinMS

6/3/2026 at 3:48:17 PM

Indeed

by kilroy123

6/3/2026 at 2:22:20 AM

We didn't want a "fresh perspective" on Stargate. We just wanted more classic Stargate.

Not at all related, "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy". ;)

by calmbonsai

6/3/2026 at 2:23:25 AM

Yup.

by rayiner

6/3/2026 at 2:21:43 AM

Why do they even make announcements that they're going into production and then casually cancel the show? Do they not know they are completely toying with the emotions of fans? Giving false hope is worse than no hope.

by relyks

6/3/2026 at 7:06:47 AM

Broad appeal? You can’t do anything good aiming for broad appeal. People like too different things, they all don’t mash together well. If you add to many tings that appeal to different people you end up with incoherent mess. Instead of appealing to everyone you end up pissing off everyone in many different ways.

Look at the Ring of Power. Did it have broad appeal? Maybe, first 2 episodes brought in 25 million viewers. The whole first season was watched by 150 millions, despite season completion being ~40%. For reference, X-Files pulled in more only in 1 of its 11 seasons with most under 20 mil, and Friends lowered in 20-25 mil with only one season being about 30 mil. So the numbers are impressive but do you know anyone who loves the Rings of Power? Anywhere near to how people love SG-1?

by pointlessone

6/3/2026 at 1:54:12 AM

I am still mad at them for cancelling Wheel of Time.

by mynegation

6/3/2026 at 2:33:23 AM

TBH, it was a train wreck apart from the actresses who played Moiraine and Lanfear.

by fmajid

6/3/2026 at 3:05:35 AM

Same. The third season was great and left me wanting for more. Alas.

by diabllicseagull

6/3/2026 at 2:24:59 AM

Oh no! This is how I found out they cancelled it.

by losvedir

6/3/2026 at 3:11:06 AM

Massive fumble imho. I'm still sad about the SGU cancellation. It had so much potential for the third season. If Amazon won't commit to a new Stargate show it should at least release it for others to do so. Currently, it's keeping the franchise hostage.

by diabllicseagull

6/3/2026 at 2:21:03 AM

Amazon? I'm sure Macgyver would've had to be a woman. And make her gay.

by throw7

6/3/2026 at 2:27:51 AM

Oh no, a sci-fi series making a character a woman? Like that famous train wreck Battlestar Galactica?

by hdndjsbbs

6/3/2026 at 2:46:00 AM

Who cares about Starbuck's gender swap when you have Number Six?

I suppose if you make O'Neill a woman, you could bring in Vala earlier in the series as a similar distraction

by atmavatar

6/3/2026 at 1:54:47 AM

That's a bummer. I literally started my latest rewatch because of this news.

by chicagobob

6/3/2026 at 2:55:06 AM

They would probably ruin it anyway. The new commander would probably be a woman and be totally bland like the lord of the rings thing they did. I don’t know anyone that has watched that.

by dyauspitr

6/3/2026 at 2:58:23 PM

Multiple comments on this thread about how bad it would be if the main character was a woman. Why is that so bad?

by igor47

6/3/2026 at 4:35:17 PM

Media isn’t made for men anymore. I don’t believe you can make media that appeals to both men and women at the same time. It creates bland, tasteless media with no gravitas because you have to appeal to the widest possible base so all edginess and grit that give the movie memorable moments are completely removed.

by dyauspitr

6/3/2026 at 4:55:17 PM

That's such a bleak view of men. I think they're more open to variety in their media than you give them credit for.

by Kye

6/3/2026 at 6:51:00 PM

I actually find that view of men inspiring. Depending on what “variety” you mean, an openness to that is depressing, infuriating even. It belies a rot, grinding down the best characteristics.

by dyauspitr

6/3/2026 at 12:32:41 AM

The new Quantum Leap was terrible and most of the new Star Trek shows were equally as bad.

Maybe this is a good thing.

by jazz9k

6/3/2026 at 1:47:46 AM

When I first heard about the reboot all I could think of was this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HeNZBItzps

I'm going to call this news a win.

by thedanbob

6/3/2026 at 2:10:45 AM

It wasn't a reboot, but a continuation. That doesn't mean it would have been good, of course (cf Universe), but better than a reboot.

by randallsquared

6/3/2026 at 1:42:23 AM

Hopefully we hit that mythical "hollywood level audio/video" AI before too much longer and really creative people can run pirate series.

by observationist

6/3/2026 at 1:39:10 AM

Not to mention what Amazon did the Lord of the Rings. It is probably a good thing.

by Dig1t

6/3/2026 at 1:33:26 AM

The new Expanse was good though.

by ls612

6/3/2026 at 2:25:54 AM

Sad they didn’t finish it. The later books seemed like they were written “to be movies/series” with less political stuff and more visuals / speculative sci-fi. Plus the story has an actual half decent conclusion.

To me the plight of Hollywood is “forever shows” where the writers start without knowing where it would end, so shows never really “end” they just slowly fizzle out without ever getting to the end.

I simply loved “the good place” for having such a powerful conclusion.

by seer

6/3/2026 at 2:38:02 AM

I'm currently reading the first book that takes place after the conclusion of the show. There's a large time jump and I suspect they didn't want to age up the actors for 3 seasons.

by rgblambda

6/3/2026 at 2:18:30 AM

Good! Did you really need more Stargate? Just watch the classic movie, and 200+ episodes of SG-1 and then 100+ episodes of Atlantis. Let these franchises rest.

by spicymaki

6/3/2026 at 2:31:51 AM

>Let these franchises rest.

your beloved franchises vill be re-imagined for ze modern audience und there's nothing you can do about it.

Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy what has been invented or made by the forces of good.

by b65e8bee43c2ed0

6/3/2026 at 2:21:36 AM

I want more. Yes, I'm greedy.

by singingtoday

6/3/2026 at 2:25:21 AM

You are not alone. That 'verse has so much to explore and so many possible pathways and plot-lines yet requited. We know nothing about the Furlings.

by calmbonsai

6/3/2026 at 2:32:01 AM

Their planet exploded though

by foxes

6/3/2026 at 2:22:53 AM

All the fans want more and a continuation of the story.

by relyks

6/3/2026 at 5:05:57 AM

Don't forget to watch SGU too, and I think there were a few other movies too?

by johntash

6/3/2026 at 3:42:52 AM

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by SilentM68

6/3/2026 at 1:45:29 AM

If you haven't seen Stargate SG-1, it was one of the greatest shows. I would rather rewatch it than watch a bad remake. Stargate Atlantis was not half bad either.

They will likely hire the cheapest script writer, who in turn will likely offload it to the cheapest LLM, resulting in derivative work that is not in any way creative or inspiring.

by OutOfHere

6/3/2026 at 1:47:01 AM

Yea I watched stargate SG-1 and can confirm that plenty of media released post covid is not only half as great, but a good deal better.

by HDThoreaun

6/3/2026 at 1:48:22 AM

Like what (in sci-fi)? Not counting the Star Wars series, the last independent good scifi show that I recall was The Expanse, the majority of which was pre-Covid. In fairness, Foundation is okay, but not great.

by OutOfHere

6/3/2026 at 2:03:33 AM

It's funny you mention the expanse because I find it similar to the stargate show. Solid, but in no way extraordinary. Now, I agree sci-fi especially TV has been a bit rough recently, but that's mostly because its not popular so there isnt much made, not anything to do with ability to make it.

Still, there have been sci fi masterpieces released recently. Dune being the most obvious. Not an original story but a far more worthy production than stargate sg-1. Everything everywhere all at once was also more compelling than stargate imo but this might be where your anti woke complaints come in. Nope also fits this bill, but fine you dont have to love that. There are still examples which have no wokeness at all as far as I can tell. I found the foundation show to be similar quality to stargate sg-1, perhaps a bit worse I guess but in no way definitively worse. Topically I found project hail mary to be good enough, certainly no worse than stargate.

by HDThoreaun

6/3/2026 at 2:23:16 AM

SG1 is a masterpiece and one of the greatest pieces of fiction created.

by singingtoday

6/3/2026 at 2:24:57 AM

Aesthetics are subjective after all

by HDThoreaun

6/3/2026 at 2:20:31 AM

I think most people here are talking about the Stargate SG-1 TV series and not the movie.

by readthenotes1

6/3/2026 at 2:23:44 AM

As am I. If the take is just that sci fi movies dont count and only 22 episode seasons count as "real" sci fi we can have that conversation too. It's a valid take that I absolutely disagree with. But that's not how I read the original comment(which has now been edited to remove the woke part)

by HDThoreaun

6/3/2026 at 1:48:14 AM

"modern wokeness", ah, yes. Because the show about religion as a means of control, that featured strong women throughout, was broadly about how colonialism is bad and the importance of respecting different cultures, that brute force was almost never the 'right answer' is anti-woke.

by Sebguer

6/3/2026 at 2:14:24 AM

I'm on season 6 of a rewatch with family right now, and I will say that one of the things I had not remembered was just how much of the time brute force IS the right answer in this show.

by randallsquared

6/3/2026 at 2:37:28 PM

All the women roles were reasonable back then. Actual characters you could get behind. Now it’s going to be some nonsense like an all woman crew every one of them aping male behavior. It’s off putting and something most men would have a hard time watching.

by dyauspitr

6/3/2026 at 1:50:44 AM

For example, look at all the recent Star Trek series; they have been an abomination, and are rightfully canceled.

by OutOfHere

6/3/2026 at 2:05:06 AM

State, don't insinuate.

by Kye

6/3/2026 at 1:59:43 AM

Ah, yes. That great anti-woke series Star Trek.

by jfengel

6/3/2026 at 1:52:51 AM

I’ve seen those shows and still don’t know what you mean. Since you didn’t mean the other stuff you’ll need to be more explicit

by jghn

6/3/2026 at 2:19:07 AM

"Modern woke' would have Samantha Carter be be a quadriplegic trans person of color in a complicated polycule whose father was killed by American forces and one of the many overseas illegal activities. Sam is just so smart, though, they have to give zher clearance (and at least one of the episodes will be about respecting pronouns)

by readthenotes1

6/3/2026 at 6:13:58 AM

you're living in a fantasy world besieged by an ideology that doesn't actually exist

by Sebguer

6/3/2026 at 2:28:23 AM

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by rayiner