--- description: Galaxy Quest is being developed into a TV series and Amazon will bring the 1999 sci-fi film to the small screen. title: 'Galaxy Quest' TV Series Is Coming to Amazon image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ff917c67f3d0530/6986a705cd804d43efccd268/galaxy-quest.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Galaxy Quest_ TV Series Landing on Planet Amazon by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 27, 2015 7:37 PM CUT  In 1999's meta comedy Galaxy Quest, Weaver played actress Gwen DeMarco, who in turn played the not-so-bright Lt. Tawny Madison. In 1999's meta comedy Galaxy Quest, Weaver played actress Gwen DeMarco, who in turn played the not-so-bright Lt. Tawny Madison.Jerry Watson—Camera Press by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 27, 2015 7:37 PM CUT A cult-classic film has [found a new home](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/27/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon "undefined") thanks to Amazon Studios. _Galaxy Quest_ is being developed into a TV series, and _Entertainment Weekly_ reports Amazon will bring the 1999 sci-fi film to the small screen through its streaming service. The _Galaxy Quest_ movie tells the story of the cast of a quasi-_Star Trek_ television series finding themselves piloting a real spaceship and negotiating a conflict between alien species. The film spoofs various sci-fi tropes, as the race of aliens who abducts the fictional _Galaxy Quest_ crew does not realize they are apart of a fictional series, believing their televised adventures to be historical document documents. As the show is in the early stages of development, it is not clear yet whether the _Galaxy Quest_ TV show will feature the original crew of the NSEA Protector. The movie’s cast included Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Sam Rockwell, and a young Justin Long. Behind the scenes is a different matter, with a mini-reunion of the production team. Co-writer Robert Gordon will write and executive produce the pilot, while the film’s director, Dean Parisot, will direct and executive produce. Executive producers Mark Johnson and Melissa Bernstein are on board as well. \[[EW](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/27/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4013761/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4013761/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon/"},"headline":"Galaxy Quest TV Series Landing on Planet Amazon","datePublished":"2015-08-27T19:37:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:30:27.688Z","description":"They never gave up, they never surrendered","url":"https://time.com/4013761/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ff917c67f3d0530/6986a705cd804d43efccd268/galaxy-quest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ff917c67f3d0530/6986a705cd804d43efccd268/galaxy-quest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tim Allen, Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver","caption":"Tim Allen, Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver","creditText":"Jerry Watson—Camera Press","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4013761/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon/","name":"Galaxy Quest TV Series Landing on Planet Amazon"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Ultras: Eric Larsen","description":"Meet The Man On A Mission To Preserve The World's Coldest Places.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/qTzPH0yS/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-04-13T18:28:53.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/qTzPH0yS.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4013761/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon/","duration":"PT2M21S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4013761/galaxy-quest-tv-series-amazon/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```