Why Prime Video Is Rebooting Stargate After Cancelling It 4 Months Ago

Image courtesy of MovieStillsDb Published Oct 14, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT Cathal Gunning has been writing about movies, television, culture, and politics online and in print since 2017. He worked as a Senior Editor in Adbusters Media Foundation from 2018-2019 and wrote for WhatCulture in early 2020. He has been a Senior Features Writer for ScreenRant since 2020. Sign in to your ScreenRant account The news that Prime Video is rebooting the Stargate franchise seems exciting, but the fact that the streaming service has already canceled an earlier reboot of the same show only four months ago makes this announcement a little less easy to digest. If Prime Video’s upcoming Blade Runner 2099 proves anything, it’s that the streaming service is serious about becoming one of the biggest names in small screen sci-fi, despite how hotly contested this genre is. While Netflix’s ambitious sci-fi series 3 Body Problem is one of the streaming service’s most watched titles ever, Apple TV’s roster proves that it might be an even better provider of big-budget, ambitious sci-fi shows. The streaming service is home to Severance, Silo, Foundation, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the underrated alien invasion thriller Invasion, and Dark Matter. Not to be outdone, Hulu has both The Handmaid’s Tale and its more recent hit dystopian thriller, Paradise. As such, it makes sense that Prime Video, alongside 2026’s upcoming Blade Runner 2099, is also reportedly investing in a reboot of the Stargate franchise. Stargate is one of many beloved long-running sci-fi shows from the ‘90s and a reboot could, like Battlestar Galactica’s incredible 2000s re-imagining, potentially even build on the original series and turn it into something even better. The only problem, is that the same Prime Video just axed a potential Stargate reboot a mere four months ago. Prime Video Axed One Version Of The Stargate Reboot In June 2026 Based on Independence Day director Roland Emmerich’s 1994 movie of the same name, Stargate lasted a whopping ten seasons and spawned the spinoff shows Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe, and Stargate Infinity, as well as the TV movies Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate Continuum, and 2018’s web series Stargate Origins. The original movie and its spinoff series focused on the SG-1 team, a group of military scientific researchers who discovered the eponymous Stargate and used the interdimensional portal to explore the galaxy. With a team of characters who could rival the lineup of any Star Trek show, Stargate was one of numerous sci-fi ensemble series, like Babylon 5’s reboot, Farscape, and the infamously short-lived Firefly, that benefited from the mainstream popularity of The Next Generation. The show’s astounding longevity, along with its string of spinoffs, proves that Stargate remains a fan favorite to this day, which explains why fans were so excited when Amazon ordered a new Stargate show from franchise veteran Martin Gero in November 2025. Since Gero was a co-executive producer on Stargate Atlantis and also worked on both Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate Universe, it was clear that this impending reboot was in good hands. To make matters more exciting, Emmerich was also announced as an executive producer, further reinforcing the links between the original show and the new reboot. Then Amazon canceled this untitled Stargate reboot in June 2026. What We Know About The Scrapped Stargate Reboot Not a lot was known about the project, beyond the fact that Emmerich’s co-writer on the original movie, Dean Devlin, was also announced as an executive producer. Brad Wright and Joe Mallozzi, who worked alongside Gero on Stargate Atlantis, Stargate: SG-1, and Stargate Universe, were also attached as consulting producers, meaning the proposed show should theoretically have had no problem establishing canon links with its franchise predecessors. Given how large the extensive canon of the Stargate franchise is, it was wise of the reboot’s creators to seek out the involvement of so many writers and producers from earlier shows in the franchise. As such, the news that Stargate’s reboot was canceled at Prime Video was met with widespread dismay, especially given how much creative consistency there has been behind the camera throughout the multi-decade history of the franchise. Prime Video Is Moving Forward With A Different Take On Stargate Image credit: ©Disney+/Marvel Studios/Courtesy Everett Collection Now, Variety have reported that Prime Video is going ahead with a new take on the reboot, with WandaVision’s Jac Schaeffer developing the project. Schaeffer is best known for WandaVision, but also previously worked on its spinoff Agatha All Along as well as penning the screenplay for 2019’s Anne Hathaway crime comedy caper The Hustle. She is also an executive producer on VisionQuest, as well as receiving a Story By credit for 2021’s Marvel Cinematic Universe outing Black Widow. While not a lot is known about Schaeffer’s take on the Stargate franchise, it should be noted that none of the above-mentioned franchise alumni attached to the earlier reboot appear to have a role in this new show. Empire reports that Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Joby Harold and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Tory Tunnell will be executive producers on the series, but the potential involvement of figures like Emmerich, Gero, Wright, and Mallozzi remains unclear. Can A Stargate Reboot Work In The Streaming Era? Since Stargate’s premise sustained the lengthy run of the original series, the hit movie it was based on, and a stream of spinoff shows, it seems fair to suggest that the new Prime Video series could succeed without necessarily needing to have the original show’s talent involved. There's a compelling central conceit at the core of the series, and one that could be radically reinvented with a new creative team while still maintaining its appeal. That said, it is a lot easier to imagine a version of Stargate that satisfies the hopes of fans coming from the show’s existing creative team. The fact that Prime Video’s canceled Stargate reboot series brought back together so many pivotal figures from the show’s history can’t help but feel like a major missed opportunity, particularly when the new show’s creators have no existing history with the franchise. There is, however, one redeeming factor working in favor of the new Stargate series. From WandaVision to Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, a lot of their most notable shows have been streaming hits rather than traditional network TV shows. Since the series peaked in popularity between the 90s and 2000s, Stargate’s earlier shows were almost all hits that stuck to the strict structure of network TV shows. As such, in an era when shows like Spider-Noir are proving Prime Video can take the streaming setup to intriguing new places that traditional network TV fears to go, this creative shake-up could ultimately prove positive. There is a possibility, after all, that Prime Video’s Stargate series needs a new creative team to help the franchise make the move to streaming. Source: Empire Release Date 1997 - 2007-00-00 Network SyFy, Showtime Showrunner Brad Wright Directors Martin Wood, Andy Mikita, William Waring, Bill Gereghty, David Warry-Smith, Brad Turner, Mario Philip Azzopardi, William Gereghty, Peter F. Woeste, Dennis Berry, Ken Girotti, Charles Correll, Jonathan Glassner, Robert C. Cooper, Allan Eastman, Bill Corcoran, Jeff Woolnough, Jim Kaufman, Allan Lee, Amanda Tapping Writers Dean Devlin, Damian Kindler, Katharyn Powers, Alan McCullough, Jeff King, Christopher Judge, Terry Curtis Fox, Martin Gero, Carl Binder, Hart Hanson, James Tichenor, Jarrad Paul, Tom J. Astle, Ben Browder, Corin Nemec, David Rich, Jacqueline Samuda, John Sanborn, Michael Shanks, Sam Egan, Alex Levine, James Taylor Phillips Franchise(s) Stargate Cast Amanda Tapping Samantha Carter Creator(s) Jonathan Glassner, Brad Wright