New information about theStuart Fails To Save The Universespinoff was shared by Chuck Lorre, and it entails massive changes compared toThe Big Bang TheoryandYoung Sheldon. First announced in April 2023 as an unnamed expansion, updates aboutStuart Fails To Save The Universehave been sparse. News about someThe Big Bang Theorycast membersreprising their roles in October 2024 made the spinoff feel more solid, but it has yet to be picked up by HBO Max.
Speaking on Monday, June 14, 2025 at Banff World Media Festival, Lorre revealed new information aboutStuart Fails To Save The Universe(viaVariety). Lorre’s updates focused both onStuart Fails To Save The Universe’s key characteristicsthat set it apart fromThe Big Bang TheoryandYoung Sheldon, like the presence of “a lot of CGI,” and on how many episodes he worked on with Bill Prady and Zak Penn.Lorre shared that they wrote 10 episodes ofStuart Fails To Save The Universe, not adding ’s spinoff. you may check out what Chuck Lorre revealed below:
I reunited with my old pal, Bill Prady, who I created ‘The Big Bang Theory’ with, and a wonderful science fiction feature writer named Zak Penn, who’s written a lot of gigantic, big time Marvel kind of movies with superheroes and things, and we’ve written 10 episodes of this thing.
What The Episode Count News Mean For Stuart Fails To Save The Universe
Stuart Fails To Save The Universe Has A Much Shorter Run
The little that is known aboutStuart Fails To Save The Universesets it apart fromThe Big Bang TheoryandYoung Sheldon. This was already true based on the characters confirmed to return, which include Stuart, Denise, Bert and Barry Kripke, who were secondary characters in the original sitcom, with the series focusing more on Sheldon and his closest friends. However,an episode count of just 10 makesStuart Fails To Save The Universethe firstTBBTspinoff to be this short, which can have massive repercussions on its pace.
Indeed, except forYoung Sheldonseason 7, whose shortened run was on par with many other shows during the 2023-2024 TV season due to the Hollywood strikes,The Big Bang Theory,Young Sheldonand evenGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriagehad at least 20 episodes. This made focusing on an ensemble of characters and their development easier.Stuart Fails To Save The Universehaving only 10 episodes makes a key characteristic of all previous shows in theBig Bang Theoryuniverse more difficult to replicatein the latest spinoff.
WithStuart Fails To Save The Universegoing to HBO Max if greenlit, [the spinoff only having 10 episodes] is highly likely to be the case, as theTBBTspinoff wouldn’t need to follow network television’s usual schedule.
Lorre mentioning how he, Prady and Penn already wrote 10 episodes ofStuart Fails To Save The Universedoesn’t necessarily mean that it will be the final episode count for theTBBTspinoff. However, withStuart Fails To Save The Universegoing to HBO Max if greenlit, that’s highly likely to be the case, as theTBBTspinoff wouldn’t need to follow network television’s usual schedule.
Our Take On Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’s Latest News
It Can Make The TBBT Spinoff Much Different
While not whatThe Big Bang Theoryaudiences are used to,Stuart Fails To Save The Universehaving only 10 episodes can be an upside, setting it apart even more from any other spinoffs in the franchise. With Lorre and Prady behind the project,it’s clear thatStuart Fails To Save The Universecan retain what madeThe Big Bang Theorygreat, and the addition of Penn and the “world of science fiction/fantasy into a comedy” can truly make theTheBig Bang Theoryspinoff shine, delivering something never seen before in that context.
The Big Bang Theory
Cast
The Big Bang Theory: This sitcom follows a group of socially awkward scientists and their interactions with each other and the people around them. Centered on physicists Sheldon and Leonard, the series humorously explores friendship, romance, and the quirks of life among an eclectic group of academics.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
Stuart Bloom, the endearing yet perpetually unlucky comic book store owner from The Big Bang Theory, takes center stage in this upcoming spinoff. The series follows Stuart as he navigates new challenges, relationships, and misadventures, all while attempting (and humorously failing) to “save the universe.”
