New information about the Stuart Fails To Save The Universe spinoff was shared by Chuck Lorre, and it entails massive changes compared to The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon. First announced in April 2023 as an unnamed expansion, updates about Stuart Fails To Save The Universe have been sparse. News about some The Big Bang Theory cast members reprising 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 9, 2025 at Banff World Media Festival, Lorre revealed new information about Stuart Fails To Save The Universe (via Variety). Lorre’s updates focused both on Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’s key characteristics that set it apart from The Big Bang Theory and Young 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 of Stuart Fails To Save The Universe, not adding more about TBBT’s spinoff. You can 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 about Stuart Fails To Save The Universe sets it apart from The Big Bang Theory and Young 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 makes Stuart Fails To Save The Universe the first TBBT spinoff to be this short, which can have massive repercussions on its pace.
Indeed, except for Young Sheldon season 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 Sheldon and even Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage had at least 20 episodes. This made focusing on an ensemble of characters and their development easier. Stuart Fails To Save The Universe having only 10 episodes makes a key characteristic of all previous shows in the Big Bang Theory universe more difficult to replicate in the latest spinoff.
With Stuart Fails To Save The Universe going to HBO Max if greenlit, [the spinoff only having 10 episodes] is highly likely to be the case, as the TBBT spinoff wouldn’t need to network television’s usual schedule.
Lorre mentioning how he, Prady and Penn already wrote 10 episodes of Stuart Fails To Save The Universe doesn’t necessarily mean that it will be the final episode count for the TBBT spinoff. However, with Stuart Fails To Save The Universe going to HBO Max if greenlit, that’s highly likely to be the case, as the TBBT spinoff wouldn’t need to network television’s usual schedule.
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It Can Make The TBBT Spinoff Much Different
While not what The Big Bang Theory audiences are used to, Stuart Fails To Save The Universe having 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 that Stuart Fails To Save The Universe can retain what made The Big Bang Theory great, and the addition of Penn and the “world of science fiction/fantasy into a comedy” can truly make the The Big Bang Theory spinoff shine, delivering something never seen before in that context.
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Source: Variety
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The Big Bang Theory
Romance Comedy
6/10
The Big Bang Theory: This sitcom s 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
Comedy
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 s Stuart as he navigates new challenges, relationships, and misadventures, all while attempting (and humorously failing) to "save the universe."
