Details Revealed on THE BIG BANG THEORY Spinoff Series STUART FAILS TO SAVE THE UNIVERSE
The Big Bang Theory universe is back, and this time, it’s Stuart Bloom’s turn to (try to) save the day. HBO Max has officially given a series order to Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, a new spinoff that puts the soft-spoken comic book store owner in the very unexpected role of multiverse savior.
Kevin Sussman will return as Stuart, and he's leading a wild, sci-fi comedy adventure where the stakes are… everything. According to the official synopsis:
“Comic book store owner Stuart Bloom is tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon.
“Stuart is aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise, geologist friend Bert, and quantum physicist/all-around pain in the ass Barry Kripke. Along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions of characters we’ve come to know and love from The Big Bang Theory. As the title implies, things don’t go well.”
This is going to be a full-on sci-fi multiverse romp, with Stuart at the helm. That’s either genius or madness, and honestly, probably both. One thing is for sure, this isn’t the bonkers direction that I thought it would go.
The cast includes Big Bang fan-favorites: Lauren Lapkus as Denise, Brian Posehn as Bert, and John Ross Bowie as Kripke. The series is produced by Big Bang creator Chuck Lorre, original series co-creator Bill Prady, and Ready Player One writer Zak Penn.
Prady shared his enthusiasm for the genre-shift in a press release: “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.”
Chuck Lorre added: “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe is something the characters on The Big Bang Theory would have loved, hated, and argued about.”
That meta tone feels right on-brand. No premiere date has been announced yet, but with the series order locked in, expect this chaotic multiverse journey to kick off sooner rather than later.
Whether Stuart actually saves the universe, or just makes things hilariously worse remains to be seen. Either way, it looks like Big Bang fans are in for something completely different and weird.