WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer developing new Stargate series for Amazon
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The gist
WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer is developing a new Stargate series for Amazon MGM Studios.
It is Amazon's second revival attempt after cancelling Martin Gero's version in June 2026.
Background
Jac Schaeffer is a writer and producer best known for creating Marvel's WandaVision and its spinoff Agatha All Along for Disney+. Amazon MGM Studios is now developing a new Stargate series with her under her overall deal, following the June 2026 cancellation of franchise veteran Martin Gero's version, which had been ordered by Prime Video in November 2025. It would be the first Stargate series since Stargate Universe wrapped in 2011, bringing the franchise back to episodic television after roughly 15 years.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2025Prime Video ordered a new Stargate series from franchise veteran Martin Gero.
- Jun 2026Amazon cancelled Gero's version after it had completed a 20-week writers' room.
- Oct 9, 2026News broke that WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer is developing a new Stargate series for Amazon MGM Studios.
- Nov 3, 2026A report said a writers' room had already opened in New York for Schaeffer's project.
- Nov 10, 2026Master Replicas said its Stargate Horus Guard helmet replica, priced at $69.99, is set to launch in December 2026.
Key terms
- writers' room
- A space where writers, usually for a TV series, gather to write and refine scripts.
- franchise
- A collection of related media works derived from one original creative work such as a film or book.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Fans
- Gero's cancellation set off a fierce response, with some fans protesting the decision.
- Official
- Gero said in the video announcing his project that it had been "a very hard secret to keep for 18 months."
Still unverified
No premiere date has been announced; the project is in early development with no cast, plot details or production timeline revealed.