Joe Otterson TV Reporter The long-gestating reboot of “Battlestar Galactica” is no longer in development at Peacock, Variety has learned exclusively.
The project was first announced back in 2019 ahead of Peacock’s official launch as part of the streamer’s initial slate of original programming.
It was never formally ordered to series, though, and has been in development ever since. Exact story details never emerged, but the show was said to be set in the same continuity as the 2003 “Battlestar Galactica” series.
The reboot was a passion project for Sam Esmail, who was executive producing via Esmail Corp. under the company’s overall deal with studio UCP.
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