The Big Bang Theory universe is expanding once again as HBO Max confirmed that the spinoff series, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, is moving forward.
For months, there have been talks of developing another Big Bang Theory series that will focus on fan-favorite character Stuart Bloom and the other recurring players in the mothership. Fans have been waiting for updates on whether it will officially happen or not.
Is Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Officially Moving Forward?
HBO Max has announced that Stuart Fails to Save the Universe has been given a series order. Original creators Chuck Lore and Bill Prady, as well as Zak Penn, will serve as showrunners.
Kevin Sussman, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn, and John Ross Bowie are all confirmed to star in the series, reprising their roles from The Big Bang Theory.
"We’re excited to be continuing the legacy of The Big Bang Theory. Much like the original series, this new chapter wouldn’t be possible without the vision and storytelling brilliance of Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, as well as Zak Penn, who has brought fresh insight and a distinctive voice to an already exceptional creative team," HBO Max content head Casey Bloys said in the announcement.
The streamer has also confirmed the multiversal storyline that the spinoff series will tackle.
The logline teased that in the series, "Comic book store owner Stuart Bloom is tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon. Stuart is aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise, geologist friend Bert, and quantum physicist/all-around pain in the ass Barry Kripke."
The series will feature "alternate-universe versions of characters we’ve come to know and love from The Big Bang Theory."
How is Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Going to Be Different from The Big Bang Theory?
While the series might be a spinoff of The Big Bang Theory, fans should expect a different tone and style since it will lean heavily into science fiction and have a lot of CGI elements.
"There’s a lot of CGI. There’s a lot of special technical stuff that — you know, for me in my career, a big production number was two people sitting on a couch, drinking coffee! This is different," Lorre teased at the Banff World Media Festival.
"This is trying to incorporate some of that world of science fiction/fantasy into a comedy. And I’m completely out of my element, which is what I wanted. Which is what I was hoping to do, something that I had no experience with. And maybe I can learn as we go."
The question for fans now is whether they can expect some appearances from the original main characters of The Big Bang Theory.
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