New Stargate Coming to Amazon Prime

[ShardWarrior]

Amazon MGM Studios has greenlit a new Stargate series for Prime Video!  It will be an all new series.

 

 

I must admit, I am giddy to hear the original crew is going to be involved!  I would love for them to do a proper series finale for SGU.  

[WanderingAries]

Imma need my SG:U closure.

[ShardWarrior]

18 minutes ago, WanderingAries said:

Imma need my SG:U closure.

 

I know right??  They cannot leave it end this way!  SGU is criminally underrated in my opinion.

 

 

Beautiful piece of music at the end.

[Techwright]

On 11/21/2025 at 12:38 AM, ShardWarrior said:

Amazon MGM Studios has greenlit a new Stargate series for Prime Video!  It will be an all new series.

 

 

I must admit, I am giddy to hear the original crew is going to be involved!  I would love for them to do a proper series finale for SGU.  

 

That's 7 minutes of dialog that should have been pared down to 1.5 minutes.

 

I'm thrilled to hear there's another Stargate coming.  I'm thrilled to learn that it will NOT be a reboot, but its own story, its own continuation of the overall story.  There's so many things it could move forward or tie up from the other three series, such as:  how does Atlantis play into the Stargate of today?  Has it been moved back to its galaxy, or is it still being studied and kept in reserve here on Earth for defense?  And have the SG scientists finally cracked how to recharge the batteries?

 

I've said it before, but I'll say it again.  When people complained that the Ori stories were a step down from Goa'uld stories, and the gift of the Asgardian technology basically eliminated all remaining threat to Earth from the galaxy, I suggested that a new show be focused on a rogue faction of Goa'uld be returning to the Milky Way in power.  Everything about them should be a ramp-up on the Ra gang, as the rogues reason for leaving was to find and steal technologies in distant areas that would allow them to overthrow Ra, challenge the Asgardians, and make the rogues the ultimate power in the Milky Way.  Instead, with the tech they needed in hand, they find Ra's gang wiped out, their slaves freed, the Asgardians gone, and their technology in the hands of Earth, Tok'Ra, and their allies.  This levels the playing field, if not tipping the balance towards the Goa'uld again, and gives us the classic fight that so many loved.   I'd be interested to see just what threat or threats they create for this new series that can measure up to Earth's resilience and inventiveness with both Ancient and Asgardian technologies to empower Earth.

 

My big concern is that this is an Amazon Prime project.  Amazon does not have a good track record with appropriately and accurately handling the canon of established works in their own interpretations.

 

 

[ThaOGDreamWeaver]

So 

1 hour ago, Techwright said:

My big concern is that this is an Amazon Prime project.  Amazon does not have a good track record with appropriately and accurately handling the canon of established works in their own interpretations.

 

True, but that depends on which crew you hire in and how much creative freedom you give them.

Per the press release:

 

Gero is joined by executive producers Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell of Safehouse Pictures (Obi-Wan Kenobi, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters), Dean Devlin (Stargate, Independence Day), and Roland Emmerich (Stargate, Moonfall). Brad Wright and Joe Mallozzi, longtime creative leaders within the Stargate universe, will serve as consulting producers.

 

...given that Monarch took the Godzilla legacy and ran with it fairly well, and Obi-Wan did the same (though it's no Andor...) I think it'll be pretty decent. If over-wordy.

(And that's me saying that. Sheesh.)

[ShardWarrior]

8 hours ago, Techwright said:

My big concern is that this is an Amazon Prime project.  Amazon does not have a good track record with appropriately and accurately handling the canon of established works in their own interpretations.

 

This is a concern for me as well, although I am cautiously optimistic.  As the video shows and @ThaOGDreamWeaver mentions above, having Brad Wright and Joe Mallozzi involved gives me some hope.  I am very much hoping Amazon has learned the lesson that sticking to canon and not insulting the built in fan base is the way to go.  

[Techwright]

13 hours ago, ThaOGDreamWeaver said:

...Obi-Wan Kenobi...

 

*Waves fingers*  This is not the confidence I am looking for.

 

I'm very much of the opinion that OWK was a mixed bag.  It broke canon at times, it broke logic at others, had a very annoying, 1-dimensional secondary villain, and it destroyed a very cool character that Rebels had forged well. But it redeemed Hayden in fandom's eyes, gave Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse a chance to shine, and introduced us to Vivien Blair, a little girl with great acting potential.  I would give it a 50%, but I'm fine with the 61% that Rotten Tomatoes records from the fans.