Holy frak! NBCUniversal's streaming service, Peacock, is revisiting BattlestarGalactica, with a new, straight-to-series take from MrRobot creator Sam Esmail (samesmail)
creator Sam Esmail, set as part of its initial content lineup. Peacock will also be the streaming home for Ron Moore's Syfy take onDetails about the new take on the beloved drama are being kept under wraps, though sources tellthat it will be an updated, more modern look at the world as told through the lens of the sci-fi favorite. The updatedsources say, will be inspired by Syfy's 2004 series developed by Ron Moore, and not based on the 1978 original from creator Glen A. Larson.
. UCP produced the original series. Esmail's manager, Chad Hamilton at Anonymous Content, will also exec produce.starring Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict, ran for one season in the late '70s before being canceled. A fan campaign led to a 10-episode revival,, meanwhile, started as a re-imagining of the original series and originally aired as a three-hour miniseries in December 2003 on Syfy.
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