Proving that you can't keep a good franchise down -- at least not for more than a day or so -- the
SCI FI Channel has green-lit production on
Stargate Universe, the third live-action television series, according to
The Hollywood Reporter.
The official press release from MGM and SCI FI is expected later today.
Universe will have a
2-hour premiere in
2009, and land in a regular time slot next summer -- meaning there will not be a production gap between the second and third Stargate television series.
The trade magazine also reported that the show will be set on board a previously unmanned ship called the
Destiny, and will involve
more space-based action than its predecessors. "Unable to return to Earth, the crew must fend for themselves aboard the ship, which has a preprogrammed mission taking them to the far reaches of the universe," the magazine said.
The producers are reportedly looking to cast a
known actor for one of the leading roles, and fresh faces to round out the cast. This would follow the pattern of
SG-1, which earned a lot of marketability from leading man Richard Dean Anderson when it premiered in 1997, rather than the largely unknown cast of
Atlantis.
The new series will also be aimed at a slightly
younger audience, SCI FI president Dave Howe said.
"This is an opportunity to reinvent this franchise and make it relevant to a new generation," he said. "We really don't want to be more of the same. It's going to build clearly off the existing franchise but with a cast that gives it a younger vibe."
"In
Universe, we plan to keep those elements that have made the franchise a success, such as adventure and humor, while breaking new ground in the relationships between mostly young and desperate explorers, thrust together and far from home," series co-creators Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper said. "Above all, we believe the Stargate itself remains an enduring icon with infinite potential as a jumping-off point for telling stories."
Wright and Cooper will also executive produce. The two created
Stargate Atlantis, which will end its TV run in January (
story). An
Atlantis movie will also air later in 2009 on SCI FI -- hopefully the first of many.
There is
more news to come, so stick with GateWorld for breaking news on
Stargate Universe later today!
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