By Molly Claire Goddard
8:28am PDT, Jul 10, 2025
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The highly anticipated
The Big Bang Theory spinoff has found a new home!
HBO Max will host the upcoming
Chuck Lorre-produced
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, which will focus on
Kevin Sussman's character Stuart Bloom, and continue the beloved comedy series' franchise.
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The new series will join together creatives Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady and Zak Penn and see Kevin Sussman's character and comic bookstore owner Stuart Bloom — who was introduced in the show's second season — as he tries to restore reality after breaking a device built by Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Leonard (Johnny Galecki), which triggered a multiverse Armageddon.
During his journey, the protagonist gets help from his girlfriend Denise (Lauren Lapkus), geologist pal Bert (Brian Posehn) and quantum physicist Barry Kripke (John Ross Bowie).
"Chuck and [co-creator] Bill have given us one of the most enduring comedies of our time with The Big Bang Theory and we can't wait to see the universe continue with this new series," Warner Bros. Television Group and WBD U.S. Networks chairman and CEO Channing Dungey said about the new venture. "With the help of Zak — a masterful storyteller — this next iteration promises to capture the essence of what fans loved about the original series, but with a completely fresh twist. We thank our partners HBO Max for joining us on this next adventure."
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One of The Big Bang Theory's original creators Chuck Lorre could not be more excited to expand the universe of the original series.
"I wanted to do something radical that would take me out of my comfort zone. Something the characters on The Big Bang Theory, would have loved, hated and argued about," the television mogul explained.
Lorre's co-creator Bill Prady added, "The process of writing this show with Chuck and Zak [Penn] has been d*** fun and I'm certain that joy will come through the screen. 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."
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Although he did not create the original show — which ran from 2007 to 2019 — Zak Penn will be the new series' executive producer.
"I was on a vision quest in the most remote parts of the Amazon Rainforest when a carrier pigeon arrived with a note from Chuck Lorre asking if I wanted to help make a show that the characters from Big Bang Theory would watch. I couldn't resist that idea, so I packed up my yurt and hailed the next dirigible out," Penn revealed. "At the same time, Chuck sent an expedition to locate Bill Prady, who had been frozen with his shield across his chest in a block of arctic ice. The team assembled, we set out to make this insane show, which lives in a universe created by Chuck and Bill. I couldn't be more honored to be working with these amazing people."
