'Big Bang Theory' Sci-Fi Spinoff Confirmed For HBO Max
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Max is officially changing back to HBO Max, and with that change it looks the first priority was to put in a series order for another "The Big Bang Theory" spinoff.
The series, "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe," stars Kevin Sussman, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and Ross Bowie.
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Unlike "Young Sheldon" or "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage," the spinoff "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe" will actually incorporate science fiction into the story. The series is set after the events of "The Big Bang Theory."
Comic book store owner Stuart Bloom (Sussman) breaks a device created by Sheldon and Leonard, and as a result sparks a cataclysm throughout the multiverse.
Above, Sheldon (Jim Parsons), Amy (Mayim Bialik), Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco) are pictured in "The Big Bang Theory" Season 12. Cuoco said it would have been heartbreaking no matter when the series...
Above, Sheldon (Jim Parsons), Amy (Mayim Bialik), Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco) are pictured in "The Big Bang Theory" Season 12. Cuoco said it would have been heartbreaking no matter when the series ended. More
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Sussman needs to try to fix his mistake, and along the way he'll be running into alternate universe versions of characters from "The Big Bang Theory."
He's joined by his girlfriend Denise (Lapkus), a geologist buddy named Bert (Posehn), and quantum physicist Barry (Bowie).
The show will incorporate elements of fantasy, comedy and science fiction along with using plenty of CGI.
Chuck Lorre executive produces "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe" along with Bill Prady and Zak Penn.
Lorre said, "I wanted to do something radical that would take me out of my comfort zone. Something the characters on 'The Big Bang Theory' would have loved, hated, and argued about."
"I was on a vision quest in the most remote parts of the Amazon Rainforest when a carrier pigeon arrived with a note from Chuck Lorre asking if I wanted to help make a show that the characters from 'Big Bang Theory' would watch," Penn said.
"I couldn't resist that idea, so I packed up my yurt and hailed the next dirigible out. At the same time, Chuck sent an expedition to locate Bill Prady, who had been frozen with his shield across his chest in a block of arctic ice."
"The team assembled, we set out to make this insane show, which lives in a universe created by Chuck and Bill. I couldn't be more honored to be working with these amazing people."
Prady incorporated fewer stories about vision quests in his own statement, saying, "The process of writing this show with Chuck and Zak has been damn fun, and I'm certain that joy will come through the screen."
"Putting characters we loved from 'The Big Bang Theory' into a complex science fiction story with the kind of mythology that those characters love while maintaining the comedic elements is incredibly satisfying."
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