Fans launch X campaign urging Amazon/MGM to revive Stargate after cancellation

Amazon MGM Studios’ decision this week to stop Martin Gero’s new *Stargate* series set off a same-day fan campaign on X calling on the company to reverse course. Posts on Thursday tagged Amazon and @AmazonMGMStudio and used hashtags including #SaveStargate and #FightForStargate after entertainment trades reported that the project was no longer moving forward. Deadline reported on June 2 that the reboot, which had received a series order from Prime Video in November 2025, had completed a 20-week writers room and was already in pre-production in the United Kingdom before Amazon MGM pulled the plug. Variety reported when the show was ordered that Gero, a veteran of earlier *Stargate* series, would write, executive produce and serve as showrunner. (deadline.com) ### What exactly did Amazon MGM cancel? Prime Video ordered the new *Stargate* series in November 2025 as part of Amazon MGM’s effort to develop MGM library properties after Amazon’s $8.5 billion acquisition of the studio in 2022. Gero, who worked on *Stargate Atlantis* and other entries in the franchise, was hired to lead the project. (deadline.com) GateWorld reported that the series had been expected to stream globally on Prime Video and had been planning to begin filming this fall. The fan site also said Gero had appeared in March with fan outlets to announce department heads including production designer Nathan Crowley and visual-effects supervisor Mohen Leo. ### Why did fans react so fast on Thursday? (variety.com) Thursday’s posts came after two days of trade and fan-site coverage that filled in how far along the series had gotten before it was stopped. Deadline said the project’s “vision and creative direction” no longer aligned with Amazon’s programming strategy, while GateWorld cited Variety as saying executives were concerned the take “would not have broad appeal beyond the franchise’s already dedicated fanbase.” (gateworld.net) X users responding on June 4 framed the cancellation as a fight over continuity, lore and who gets to define a revival of a franchise that includes the 1994 film, *Stargate SG-1*, *Stargate Atlantis* and *Stargate Universe*. The campaign language in those posts matched a broader split visible in fan discussion: some wanted Amazon to restore Gero’s version, while others said preserving franchise continuity mattered more than getting a new show quickly. (deadline.com) The social activity described in the source briefings centered on #SaveStargate and #FightForStargate. ### Where does Michael Shanks fit into the push? Michael Shanks, who played Daniel Jackson on *Stargate SG-1*, remains one of the franchise’s most recognizable cast members and has continued speaking publicly about *Stargate* in fan interviews tied to the planned revival. Variety’s 2025 order story identified Shanks as one of the stars of the 10-season series that helped define the television franchise. (deadline.com) Recent fan posts cited Shanks as a figure fans wanted backing the effort, though the trade reports on the cancellation did not describe him as part of the canceled production team. In practical terms, his relevance to the campaign is symbolic: he is a named link to the franchise’s longest-running television era, and his comments circulate quickly in fan spaces whenever a new *Stargate* project is announced or shelved. (variety.com) ### Did Amazon MGM leave the door open? Deadline reported that Amazon MGM could revisit *Stargate* with another showrunner, possibly one without prior history in the franchise who could bring what the outlet described as a “fresh new perspective.” The report also tied the cancellation to management changes inside Amazon MGM Studios’ television operation. (variety.com) As of June 4, Amazon MGM had not publicly announced a successor project, a revised development plan or a production timetable for another *Stargate* series in the sources reviewed for this story. For now, the next concrete marker is the absence of one: fans are directing their campaign at Amazon and Amazon MGM Studios while the studio decides whether the franchise returns under a different creative team. (deadline.com)