A reboot of sci-fi present Battlestar Galactica is not within the works at Peacock after a five-year growth interval.
The reboot undertaking was introduced again in 2019 as a part of Peacock‘s preliminary streaming lineup. It was supposedly set inside the similar continuity because the 2003 Battlestar Galactica sequence. It had by no means formally ordered to sequence in that point.
First reported by Selection, its sources imagine govt producer Sam Esmail and studio UCP will market the undertaking to different shops.
At one level, it had a author within the type of Michael Leslie, who got here on in 2020 however reportedly left in 2021. Again in January of this 12 months, Derek Simonds was reported to be connected as a author, govt producer, and showrunner.
Battlestar Galactica has a combined TV historical past
Battlestar Galactica has a little bit of an up-and-down televisual historical past. The unique 1978 sequence ran on ABC for only a single season. A subsequent try at a revival within the type of Galactica 1980 didn’t fare any higher.
However in 2003, Ronald D. Moore and the Sci Fi Channel (Syfy) resurrected the sequence a complete lot extra efficiently. A 3-hour miniseries starring Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, and Katee Sackhoff would result in Syfy and Sky Tv making a fully-fledged present with that forged. It turned one of the celebrated sci-fi reveals of all time in its four-season run. It additionally managed to slot in two TV films earlier than ending in 2009. Caprica, a prequel sequence, would observe. Nevertheless it lasted only one season.
Within the 2003 revival of Battlestar Galactica, a bunch of people aboard a battleship are compelled to desert their planet after being attacked by the sentient robotic race referred to as Cylons. They attempt to evade the Cylons whereas trying to find their true house, Earth.
