Prime Video has reportedly cancelled its planned revival of the long-running science fiction franchise, Stargate, just fifteen years after its last major series concluded. The news comes as a disappointment to fans who were looking forward to the reopening of the iconic Stargate.

The cancelled reboot project was intended to be led by Martin Gero, a veteran of previous Stargate television series, who was slated to write, produce, and showrun the new installment. However, reports indicate that the series was deemed overly focused on the existing fanbase, potentially alienating new viewers.

Despite this setback, the Stargate franchise remains a property of significant interest to Amazon, which acquired it through its purchase of MGM. The media conglomerate is reportedly still exploring avenues to produce a new chapter in the beloved saga, which began with the critically acclaimed 1994 film.

The original Stargate film, directed by Roland Emmerich and co-written with Dean Devlin, introduced audiences to a secret US military project utilizing an ancient device for interstellar travel. It starred Kurt Russell as Colonel Jack O'Neil and James Spader as Dr. Daniel Jackson. Their journey through the Stargate led them to the desert planet Abydos, where they encountered humans enslaved by the alien overlord Ra. The film's success spawned three television spin-offs: Stargate SG-1 (continuing O'Neil and Jackson's story, with Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks), Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe. The franchise saw a brief revival with the web series Stargate Origins in 2018, but had largely been dormant since Universe's cancellation in 2011. The planned revival had significant backing, with Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell of Safehouse Pictures, along with original creators Devlin and Emmerich, set to executive produce. Longtime Stargate veterans Brad Wright and Joe Mallozzi were also attached as consulting producers.

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