Amazon Shelves Planned New Stargate Series

The newly announced Stargate revival is no longer moving forward at Amazon MGM Studios. The planned Prime Video series, which had been ordered in November 2025 with Martin Gero attached as creator and showrunner, has reportedly been shelved before filming began.

The cancellation was reported on June 3, 2026, with Space.com, GamesRadar+, and CinemaBlend all pointing back to Variety reporting that Amazon had decided not to proceed with Gero's take on the franchise.

Gero's project was especially notable because it was expected to continue the established Stargate universe rather than reboot it. Franchise veterans Brad Wright and Joseph Mallozzi were involved as consulting producers, while original film creators Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich were also listed among the executive producers when the series was announced.

According to reports, the writers' room had started in January 2026 and production had been expected to move toward a late-2026 shoot. No cast had been announced, and Gero had previously said the project was still far from casting.

Joseph Mallozzi confirmed the news publicly and pushed back on the suggestion that the show would only appeal to existing fans. In the reports, Mallozzi emphasized that the team had been thinking carefully about broad appeal while still respecting the spirit of Stargate.

There is one small glimmer in the event horizon: the cancellation appears to be a decision on this specific version of the show, not a statement that Amazon is done with Stargate forever. Reports indicate Amazon MGM remains interested in the franchise, and Gero continues to develop projects under his Amazon MGM deal.

For now, though, the first live-action Stargate series since Stargate Universe has gone back into the unknown. For fans who had only just started to believe the gate was spinning again, this one stings.