‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ Sets HBO Max Premiere Date, Releases First Teaser
Key Points:
- HBO Max will premiere "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe," a comedy spinoff of The Big Bang Theory, on July 23, featuring Kevin Sussman reprising his role as Stuart Bloom.
- The single-camera series follows Stuart as he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, causing a multiverse Armageddon that he must try to fix, often unsuccessfully.
- Stuart is joined by his girlfriend Denise (Lauren Lapkus), geologist Bert (Brian Posehn), and physicist Barry Kripke (John Ross Bowie) as they encounter alternate-universe versions of familiar characters.
- The show is created and executive produced by The Big Bang Theory co-creators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, along with Zak Penn, and produced by Lorre’s company in association with Warner Bros. TV.
- The series will explore Stuart's romantic relationship with Denise and emphasize the comedic aspect of his repeated failures to save reality.