Battlestar Galactica Reboot No Longer within the Works at Peacock

Someplace, the faint sound of an particularly melancholy tackle “All Alongside the Watchtower” is taking part in, as a result of Battlestar Galactica followers aren’t getting a balm for that polarizing 2009 finale of the show’s most recent iteration anytime quickly. A brand new report says that the long-planned reboot at Peacock—from Mr. Robotic‘s Sam Esmail—is not shifting ahead on the streamer.

Variety broke the information, and reminds us that the brand new Battlestar “was by no means formally ordered to sequence and has been in improvement [since it was announced in 2019]. Precise story particulars by no means emerged, however the present was mentioned to be set in the identical continuity because the 2003 Battlestar Galactica sequence.” In 2020, Michael Lesslie came aboard as showrunner, however earlier in 2024 we learned that Derek Simonds (The Sinner) had as an alternative been tapped for the position, and was additionally to have served as author and govt producer.

On the time, we took the information that Simonds had joined Esmail’s undertaking as a wonderful signal that it was actually, really occurring. Now evidently’s not the case—a minimum of not at Peacock; Selection writes that “in response to a person with data of the scenario, [studio] UCP will store the undertaking to different shops.”

Right here’s hoping Battlestar finds a brand new house quickly—perhaps at a streamer extra recognized for specializing in sci-fi?

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