Somewhere, a particularly melancholy faint sound of “Along the Watchtower” is playing, because battlestar galactica Fans won’t be able to take solace in the show’s latest season’s 2009 finale any time soon. A new report claims the long-planned Peacock reboot — from mr robot’s Sam Esmail — no longer moving forward in the streamer.
Variety broke the news, reminding us of the new Battlestar “The series has never been officially ordered and has always been in development. [since it was announced in 2019]. Exact story details have never emerged, but the show is said to be set in the same setting as the 2003 series battlestar galactica series. In 2020, Michael Lesslie was serving as showrunner, but in early 2024, we learned that Derek Simonds (sinner) Instead, he was cast in the role, serving as writer and executive producer.
At the time, we took the news of Simmonds joining Esmail’s program as a great sign that it was indeed happening. That doesn’t appear to be the case now—at least not at Peacock. Variety magazine wrote, “According to people familiar with the situation, [studio] UCP will sell the item to other stores.
There is hope here Battlestar Will it find a new home soon—perhaps at a streaming company known for its focus on science fiction?
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