THE LEGACY CONTINUES

HBO Max Greenlights ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Sci-Fi Spinoff

Several ‘Big Bang’ alums will be returning for the new project.

HBO Max has officially greenlit a Big Bang Theory spinoff six years after the sitcom ended. The new show, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, will see the return of a handful of Big Bang alums, including Kevin Sussman in the title role as well as Lauren Lapkus, John Ross Bowie, and Brian Posehn. Big Bang Theory co-creator and executive producer of the spinoff, Chuck Lorre, said that the new show will “incorporate some of that world of science fiction, fantasy, into a comedy,” as well as feature a lot of CGI and “special technical stuff.” “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,” Lorre said. The show is set in the future and centers around comic book store owner Stuart Bloom (Sussman) who breaks a device Big Bang characters Sheldon and Leonard created, bringing forth a “multiverse Armageddon.” This is the fourth show to enter the Big Bang Theory cinematic universe, coming after prequel shows Young Sheldon and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. The show’s two other executive producers are Big Bang co-creator Bill Prady and The Avengers screenwriter Zak Penn.