The CW's BABYLON 5 Reboot Project Is Still in Development

Last year it was announced that The CW would be producing a reboot of the classic 1990s sci-fi series Babylon 5 with creator J. Michael Straczynski. The network has yet to announce if the series has been officially picked up, but don’t worry, it’s still in development! Straczynski took to social media to assure fans that the reboot was still alive, and it was confirmed this morning by the CW chairman and CEO Mark Pedowitz:

“It is very much in active development, I personally spoke with Straczynski back when we picked up the pilot. I’m a huge fan of Babylon 5, on a personal basis, I’ve seen every episode of the series. I’ve known Joe for a long, long time. I’d love to bring back that story in some shape or form, I think it’s perfect for the CW.”

Straczynski, who is writing and executive producing the series, previously shared an update on the project after having a conversation with Pedowitz saying:

“Calling the [reboot] pilot ‘a damned fine script,’ he said he was taking the highly unusual step of rolling the project and the pilot script into next year, keeping B5 in active development while the dust settles on the [prospective] sale of the CW. Here’s the bottom line: Yesterday, Babylon 5 was in active development at the CW and Warner Bros. for fall 2022. Today, Babylon 5 is in active development at the CW and Warner Bros. for fall 2023. That is the only difference.”

The series is a “from-the-ground-up reboot” of the series that follows John Sheridan, “an Earthforce officer with a mysterious background,, who is assigned to Babylon 5, a five-mile-long space station in neutral space.”

Are you looking forward to this Babylon 5 reboot?

Source: Deadline