Paramount+ is reportedly working on a Galaxy Quest-inspired television series alongside Paramount Television Studios. This news comes courtesy of Variety, which reports that the television series adaptation is still in very early stages and, as a result, does not have a story, writer or cast yet.
However, Mark Johnson, who produced the original film, will serve as an executive producer on the planned series. The original film, a science fiction comedy, premiered in 1999 and parodied popular science fiction franchises like Star Trek, and their fandoms.
Since the original Galaxy Quest's release, there have been talks of a sequel although one hasn't materialized. In 2015, the conversation changed to a television series with Amazon set to develop and members of the film's production crew set to reprise their roles.
A script was penned and the cast members were set to sign on for the series. However, Alan Rickman, one of the film's main cast, passed away due to pancreatic cancer in 2016 and the project was put on the back burner once again.
Rickman's death meant the series had to be rewritten if it was to go forward. And while there have been many writers attached to the project since then, including Simon Pegg and Paul Scheer, no significant progress has been made.