Jac Schaeffer is developing a new “Stargate” TV series for Amazon MGM Studios, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.
\n\nThe project falls under Schaeffer’s overall deal with Amazon MGM, which was announced earlier this year. According to sources, a writers’ room is expected to open in the near future. Along with Schaeffer, Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell for Safehouse Pictures will executive produce the project.
\n\nReps for Amazon and Schaeffer declined to comment.
\n\nThis will be Amazon’s second attempt at a new “Stargate” series. It was previously reported that Martin Gero was working on a new TV entry in the sci-fi franchise, but that project ultimately did not move forward.
\n\nSchaeffer is no stranger to the genre world, given her previous success with the smash hit series “WandaVision” for Marvel Studios and Disney+. The show was the first Marvel Cinematic Universe series to premiere on Disney+, with Marvel stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany reprising their roles as Wanda and Vision from the Marvel films. It went on to earn 23 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations as well as numerous other accolades. It was one of the most well-reviewed and highly-praised TV shows of 2021.
\n\nSchaeffer then went on to create…
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