Battlestar Galactica Reboot From Mr. Robot’s Sam Esmail Names New Showrunner

Claire Franken
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Battlestar Galactica Reboot From Mr. Robot’s Sam Esmail Names New Showrunner
Battlestar Galactica Reboot From Mr. Robot’s Sam Esmail Names New Showrunner

Peacock’s forthcoming Battlestar Galactica has a new captain. Derek Simonds (The Sinner) has joined the series as writer, executive producer and showrunner, TVLine has confirmed.

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The reboot, which is still in development, was first announced in 2019 and originally named Michael Lesslie (The Little Drummer Girl) as its creator, writer and executive producer in 2021.

Co-executive producer Sam Esmail, who created Mr. Robot and most recently directed Netflix’s post-apocalyptic adaptation Leave the World Behind, confirmed to Deadline in October 2023 that development had resumed since the WGA strike ended. “I just read a great outline and it’s in great shape,” he revealed at the time.

The original Battlestar Galactica debuted in 1978 on ABC and followed a group of humans aboard the titular spaceship as they fled destruction from robots called the Cylons. The series, which starred Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict and Lorne Greene, ran for one season, after which ABC ran a short-lived spinoff, Galactica 1980.

In 2003, the show was revived as a miniseries on the Sci-Fi Channel, which later turned into the widely successful 2004 TV series. The reboot starred Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackoff and Grace Park, and ran for four seasons. It also led to the short-lived prequel, Caprica, in 2010.

The release date and casting details for Esmail’s Battlestar Galactica remain unknown, but keep checking back here for all the latest updates.

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