“The Big Bang Theory” spinoff series “Stuart Couldn’t Save the Universe” will be available on HBO Max starting in July.
The show, which stars “The Big Bang Theory” alums Kevin Sussman, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posen and John Ross Bowie, was announced at the “Stuart Didn’t Save the Universe” panel discussion at CCXP Mexico City on Sunday.
The panel also revealed that the series’ original theme music will be created by Emmy and Grammy Award-winning Danny Elfman, best known for his work on various Tim Burton films such as The Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride.
According to the logline, “Stuart Bloom, a comic book store owner, is tasked with restoring reality after he destroys a device created by Sheldon and Leonard and accidentally causes a multiworld Armageddon. They are aided in this quest by Dennis, his geologist friend Bart, and quantum physicist and all-around painsman Barry Kripke. Along the way, they meet otherworldly versions of the characters we came to know and love in “The Big.” Bang theory. As the title suggests, things don’t go well. ”
The show was originally announced to be in development in April 2023 and was co-created by Chuck Lorre, Zac Penn, and Bill Prady.
The series is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, with Lorre in an overall deal. Lorre, Penn and Prady will also serve as executive producers.
“Stuart Couldn’t Save the Universe” is the fourth show in the “Big Bang” universe. Apart from the Mothership Show, which ran for 12 highly rated seasons on CBS, the prequel “Young Sheldon” ended its seven-season run on the broadcast network in May 2024. A spinoff of the show, Georgie and Mandy’s First Wedding, starring Montana Jordan and Emily Osment, premiered on CBS in October 2024.
