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“Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,” a multiverse-hopping sci-fi comedy, premieres on HBO Max Thursday, July 23. Kevin Sussman (“Lessons in Chemistry”) stars. Kevin Sussman in “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe”
Cover Story Our only hope: Infinite chaos ensues in ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ By Sarah Passingham A new addition to the Big Bang Theory franchise puts one of its least-likely characters front and center, ready to be a hero. “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,” a multiverse-hopping sci-fi comedy, premieres on HBO Max Thursday, July 23. New episodes of the 10-part series drop weekly on the streamer. Kevin Sussman (“Lessons in Chemistry”) reprises his role as bumbling comic book store owner Stuart Bloom from the originating series, this time with a sci-fi twist. A new device built by his buddies Sheldon (Jim Parsons, “The Normal Heart,” 2011) and Leonard (Johnny Galecki, “Roseanne”) catches Stuart’s eye. It looks unassuming, like a modified air conditioner, but it is more fragile than it appears, Stuart learns, when he breaks it and brings on an armageddon of alternate realities.
As it goes in any shop, you break it, you buy it; this time, though, it is reality as we know it that is broken. Forced to become a hero, Stuart steps into the web of universes he has set off and tries to find a way to restore order. Though he is not the typical kind of person who volunteers for a brave and dangerous journey, he is assured by a reliable source (an alternate version of himself) that he is the man for the job. Also starring in “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” are Lauren Lapkus (“Good Girls”) as Denise, Stuart’s girlfriend; Brian Posehn (“New Girl”) as geologist Bert Kibbler; and John Ross Bowie (“Speechless”) as the antagonistic physicist Barry Kripke. Together, the four friends travel across the multiverse in search of a fix that will undo the apocalypse. It’s a tall order, but the collective knowledge of sci-fi
that this troupe of lovable nerds possesses makes up for any lack of action-hero bravado. Recurring cast members include Ryan Cartwright (“Bones”) as Kyle, Josh Brener (“Silicon Valley”) as Trevor and Tommy Walker (“Daredevil”) as Gary. “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” was co-created by Chuck Lorre (“Two and a Half Men”), Zak Penn (“The Incredible Hulk,” 2008) and Bill Prady (“Gilmore Girls”), who also executive produced and wrote the series for HBO Max. Kyle Newacheck (“Happy Gilmore 2,” 2025) executive produced the show and directed multiple episodes. The Big Bang Theory universe is almost as vast as the one Stuart unleashes, and the show promises some familiar faces as the crew members are on their quest. From HBO Max, “along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions
of characters we’ve come to know and love from ‘The Big Bang Theory.’” This spinoff uses the world of “The Big Bang Theory” in an entirely new way. Placing the characters in otherworldly settings rather than fleshing out their backstories is new territory for the franchise. Lorre spoke about the big swing last June during the Banff World Media Festival, saying, “You know, for me in my career, a big production number was two people sitting on a couch, drinking coffee! This is different.” Lorre continued, “This is trying to incorporate some of that world of science fiction/fantasy into a comedy. And I’m completely out of my element, which is what I wanted. Which is what I was hoping to do, something that I had no experience with. And maybe I can learn as we go.”
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