Amazon Developing ‘Galaxy Quest’ Series With Paramount Television

By 08/27/2015
Amazon Developing ‘Galaxy Quest’ Series With Paramount Television

Amazon Studios is adding some more aliens and quirky adventures to its library of original content. The digital production house has signed a development deal for a new series from Paramount Television based on Galaxy Quest, the 1999 cult sci-fi film from DreamWorks.

The Galaxy Quest film told the story of cast members from a cancelled Star Trek-like science fiction TV show, who are mistaken for real heroes and whisked away to space by simple-minded aliens to save them from a threatening race. The movie starred Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shaloub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, Enrico Colantoni, and Justin Long.

So far, Entertainment Weekly, who originally broke the news of the Galaxy Quest series deal with Amazon, reports none of the original Galaxy Quest acting talent is on board with the project as of yet. Overall, the show is still in early stages, but has already signed on original Galaxy Quest director Dean Parisot to head and executive produce the series’ pilot. The 1999 movie’s original co-writer Robert Gordon will write the script for the Galaxy Quest pilot, and also executive produce alongside Parisot, Mark Johnson, and Melissa Bernstein.

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Deadline reports Paramount began development on the Galaxy Quest series back in April 2015. Neither Amazon nor Paramount had a comment on EW’s report of the impending series.

For those unfamiliar with Galaxy Quest, here’s the original theatrical trailer for your entertainment (or bewilderment):

 

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