Amazon’s acquisition of MGM is slowly but surely spurring a small-screen renaissance, with the studio’s forgotten IP poised to find a second life on Prime Video. Amazon has given the green light to a handful of shows based on erstwhile MGM properties, from Elle — a Legally Blonde prequel series — to a new Tomb Raider adventure. There’s much more in the pipeline, too: Amazon recently dusted off another major (if somewhat forgotten) franchise, one that could be the streamer’s answer to sci-fi behemoths like Star Wars and Star Trek.
After over a decade, the Stargate franchise is getting a new lease on life. Amazon has greenlit a new series — for now, just called Stargate — which will kick off “a bold new chapter” in the 30-year-old sci-fi saga. Stargate: Atlantis alum Martin Gero will develop the series alongside Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, the duo who first brought the world of Stargate to life.
