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Amazon Cancels Martin Gero’s Stargate Series

Amazon says executives worried the project would not grow beyond the franchise’s core fans, a move that reflects recent leadership and strategy shifts at Amazon MGM Studios.

Overview

  • Multiple outlets confirmed late Tuesday that Amazon MGM Studios has halted the Stargate series from Martin Gero and will not proceed to production.
  • The project had advanced through an extended writers' room and weeks of pre-production in the U.K. before being scrapped.
  • Reports say executives were concerned Gero’s version leaned toward serving legacy fans rather than attracting a substantially larger, mainstream audience.
  • Industry coverage links the cancellation to a recent reshuffle at Amazon MGM Studios that removed earlier champions of the project and installed new leadership with different priorities.
  • Amazon says it is exploring other ways to use the Stargate IP, while Gero remains under an overall deal and franchise creators and fans have publicly voiced disappointment.