Big Bang Theory Stuart Spin-off Just Dropped Its Logo And Release Date
Comic-book-shop chaos is back on the schedule: Big Bang Theory spin-off Stuart Fails to Save the Universe has lined up a release window and unveiled a new logo, with Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady, and Zak Penn steering the series and Kevin Sussman returning as Stuart.
Well, this is happening: Stuart Bloom is headlining his own Big Bang Theory spin-off, cameras are rolling, and yes, there is already a logo. If that sentence made you do a double take, same. It sounds like someone dared the show to get extra weird, and the show said sure, why not.
What the show actually is
The series is called 'Stuart Fails to Save the Universe' and it comes from the original Big Bang duo Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, with writer Zak Penn on board. Kevin Sussman is back as Stuart, the longtime comic shop guy who somehow keeps finding himself in the most chaotic version of retail life imaginable.
Where things stand right now
Filming has started. Bill Prady posted a photo from set on Instagram with a simple 'Here we go!' and if you squint at the chair in the shot, you can make out the new series logo. There is no premiere date yet, but with production underway, a late-next-year launch feels like the safe bet.
The plot, straight from the folks making it
HBO Max put out a July 2025 press release that lays out the premise: Stuart breaks a device Sheldon and Leonard built and then has to fix reality itself. He is not doing it alone. Denise (his girlfriend), Bert (the geologist), and Barry Kripke (chaotic as ever, now with quantum physics on his side) are in the mix. That is a very Big Bang setup filtered through a much more genre-y lens, which is kind of the point this time.
Chuck Lorre has been pretty open about wanting to push himself with this one, saying he wanted to get out of his 'comfort zone.' You can feel that in the concept. A Stuart-led sci-fi rescue mission is a big swing.
'Chuck and Bill have given us one of the most enduring comedies of our time with The Big Bang Theory, and we can’t wait to see the universe continue with this new series.' Warner Bros. TV chair Channing Dungey added that the spin-off 'promises to capture the essence of what fans loved about the original series' (via Variety).
The quick version
- Title: 'Stuart Fails to Save the Universe'
- Team: Created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, written by Zak Penn
- Star: Kevin Sussman returns as Stuart
- Status: Filming has begun; Bill Prady posted a set photo and you can spot the new logo on a chair
- Premise: Stuart breaks a Sheldon-and-Leonard device and has to 'restore reality' with help from Denise, Bert, and Barry Kripke (per HBO Max’s July 2025 press release)
- Universe check: This is the fourth entry in the Big Bang world, following Young Sheldon and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage
- Timing: No release date yet; with production underway, late next year sounds likely
Inside baseball note: handing the keys to a side character like Stuart while leaning hard into a sci-fi plot is not the conservative play. Between the logo tease, the Instagram 'we’re rolling' energy, and Lorre saying he wants to stretch, this one is clearly trying something different while still living in a very familiar sandbox.