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

Honestly, I'm not very surprised to hear this. Sadly.

Martin Gero's 'Stargate' Series Not Moving Forward At Amazon

Stargate, which received a series order by Prime Video in November 2025, will not be moving forward, Deadline has confirmed.

deadline.com

‘Stargate’ TV Series From Martin Gero Not Moving Forward at Amazon (EXCLUSIVE)

The new "Stargate" TV series has been axed at Amazon, Variety has learned.

variety.com

Edit:

I've been keeping up with this project they were going to do this EXACTLY RIGHT sucks but I can't say I'm shocked.

 

[jshackles]

Stargate just can't catch a break

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

 

[Dr.Morris79]

 

[kevboard]

and Star Trek still gets new episodes of the most retarded dog shit ever put to film...

the world is unfair...

but hey, The Orville season 4 is coming... soon-ish... hopefully...

 

[AJUMP23]

Make a new movie with James spader.

 

[Stitch]

According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Amazon execs were concerned that Gero's take on the series would not have broad appeal beyond the franchise's already dedicated fanbase.

Amazon wants Stargate for modern audiences

 

[Revolutionary]

According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Amazon execs were concerned that Gero's take on the series would not have broad appeal beyond the franchise's already dedicated fanbase.

"The fans are gonna love it... cancel it." - Amazon, apparently

 

[DeafTourette]

This sucks!

 

[willothedog]

Stargate just can't catch a break

 

[jason10mm]

Wow, I would LOVE to see what they were working on and had planned. Stargate seems like an absolute "can't miss" IP as they already cracked the character templates needed and could just soft reboot it.

But they gotta do episodic stuff with COMPETENT CREW, not a bunch of broken, traumatized, shellshocked, divergent, and antagonistic people where each episode is just a writers most recent therapy session about how much of a jerk their dad was.

Just imagine SG-1 but they have the budget to go places other than pacific northwest forests, that one sandy/rocky place, or one room temples

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

damn

 

[Esca]

Sigh

 

[ShirAhava]

I've been keeping up with this project they were going to do this EXACTLY RIGHT sucks but I can't say I'm shocked.

 

[vindafarna]

For the best really.

 

[sono]

Sad face

 

[Melfice7]

First reaction was "motherfuckers" but realizing they wont destroy stargate making it for the elusive modern audience is probably for the best

 

[Konnor]

THANK GOD

 

[sono]

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Sad face

I'm not, I haven't watched the shows yet but I love the movie and I know if Amazon was able to release a new Stargate show, it would suck

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

and Star Trek still gets new episodes of the most retarded dog shit ever put to film...

the world is unfair...

but hey, The Orville season 4 is coming... soon-ish... hopefully...

Sad days when a comedian is putting out a better Star Trek than paramount...

 

[Nocty]

bunch of idiots have no idea what they are doing anyway.. it would've been shit

 

[Warspite]

The red flags where there when they announced Roland Emmerich had some involvement, 99% of the value of the franchise was the shows.

Stargate is one of the last unviolated franchises left, leave it be.

Maybe put some effort into remastering SG-1 first, give it the TNG treatment.

 

[Trilobit]

Considering it would likely have been wokeified I think this is a good thing.

 

[Warspite]

It was a series that avoided the pitfalls of several modern remakes and reboots by fully embracing the core of its predecessors: action, adventure, exploration, wonder, heart, humor, and found family.

 

[Teslerum]

Stargate is one of the last unviolated franchises left, leave it be.

Considering it would likely have been wokeified I think this is a good thing.

I see you aren't aware of Stargate Origins. Be glad. I wasn't a fan of Universe either back in the day. Too much on the teenage drama side.

SG-1 was genuinely good at times with competent charachters and Atlantis was a really fun sci-fi show with some great/hilarious episodes.

 

[negator2vc]

At least for now, Stargate managed to avoid the fate of Star Wars and Star Trek.

 

[Warspite]

I see you aren't aware of Stargate Origins. Be glad. I wasn't a fan of Universe either back in the day. Too much on the teenage drama side.

I had forgotten about that

 

[-Minsc-]

I've more or less reconciled that the Sci-Fi era of my teens and twenties has long come to an end. It's not just because of the people making the decisions who control the IPs. Even if the show was great, my interests have shifted so I simply wouldn't get the same enjoyment.

 

[Complistic]

Initial signs pointed to this being good, so this isn't surprising.

 

[ahtlas7]

…. Atlantis was a really fun sci-fi show with some great/hilarious episodes.

Atlantis was great. 1 annoying character but generally a lot of fun.

 

[sono]

I haven't watched the shows yet

SG1 series is (with a few episodes exceptions) is awesome. Lots of people seem to think so
The show ran from summer 1997 through summer 2007, making it one of the longest-running U.S. sci-fi series at the time, 10 series, 214 episodes. The original film was not much above average, the series knocked it out of the park

 

[RJMacready73]

A show as downright embarrassingly awful as Star Trek Academy gets made and Amazon with their unlimited budget cant put a single fucking season of Stargate together!?!? cunts

 

[jason10mm]

A show as downright embarrassingly awful as Star Trek Academy gets made and Amazon with their unlimited budget cant put a single fucking season of Stargate together!?!? cunts

Sometimes to be able to make Rings of Power you have to break EVERY OTHER egg in the carton

 

[Trogdor1123]

This sucks. They just started talking about it too. We don't even know a thing about it. Not cool.

 

[Fake]

So long.

 

[Oberstein]

 

[Ishma3L]

 

[Moondoggy]

Maybe they thought it was going to actually be good and didn't want to ruin their streak.

 

[jason10mm]

Maybe they thought it was going to actually be good and didn't want to ruin their streak.

Amazon does have "good" shows that aren't just focus group 4 quadrant slop.

I gotta think the cost was just too high, big space battles and giant sets. Sg-1 had like 1 nice set (the gate room) a few office sets, and then the same couple of clearings in the woods, so you know it could be done on a shoestring budget compared to a lot of today's shows.

When shit like severance cost 100 mill a season or whatever, its fucked up.

 

[Facism]

for fuck's sake you're massive, Stargate doesn't need "BROAD APPEAL." You can take the hit to add to your catalogue, damn. Everything gotta be about numbers going up.

 

[Warspite]

Amazon does have "good" shows that aren't just focus group 4 quadrant slop.

I gotta think the cost was just too high, big space battles and giant sets. Sg-1 had like 1 nice set (the gate room) a few office sets, and then the same couple of clearings in the woods, so you know it could be done on a shoestring budget compared to a lot of today's shows.

When shit like severance cost 100 mill a season or whatever, its fucked up.

The original show was very practical heavy for a Sci fi show, lots of location shooting with gun fire and explosions. Would a "modern" Stargate with CGI sets, CGI gunfire and CGI explosions hit the same?

 

[xrnzaaas]

Hey maybe it's better they didn't get a chance to ruin another beloved show from the 90s. 'New' Buffy also dodged a bullet.

 

[rkofan87]

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

Honestly, I'm not very surprised to hear this. Sadly.

Martin Gero's 'Stargate' Series Not Moving Forward At Amazon

Stargate, which received a series order by Prime Video in November 2025, will not be moving forward, Deadline has confirmed.

deadline.com

‘Stargate’ TV Series From Martin Gero Not Moving Forward at Amazon (EXCLUSIVE)

The new "Stargate" TV series has been axed at Amazon, Variety has learned.

variety.com

Edit:

sad but at the same time it's Amazon so it probably would have been woke slop anyway

 

[rkofan87]

Hey maybe it's better they didn't get a chance to ruin another beloved show from the 90s. 'New' Buffy also dodged a bullet.

 

[midnightAI]

"The fans are gonna love it... cancel it." - Amazon, apparently

Yeh, that seems like the weirdest reason to cancel it, it has a huge fanbase.

 

[YCoCg]

"Will you be making it for modern audiences?"
"No"
"Then I'm afraid we have to cancel it"

 

[midnightAI]

Atlantis was great. 1 annoying character but generally a lot of fun.

It helped that the bad guys are essentially space vampires and had a cool name (and cool looking aesthetics, ships, ship sounds etc)

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Stargate is such an easy layup, this SUCKS!

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Amazon produced shows are all pretty terrible anyway. Probably for the best.