Stuart Fails to Save the Universe is the latest spin-off of The Big Bang Theory, set to debut this summer on HBO Max. And now, we have our first full-length trailer for the series. The premise of Stuart Fails to Save the Universe finds Stuart David Bloom, the owner of the comic book shop Comic Center of Pasadena, who was a regular recurring character on The Big Bang Theory, in the middle of a multiversal cosmic quagmire. David Sussman will once again play the character of Stuart. In addition, Lauren Lapkus and Brian Posehn reprise their Big Bang Theory roles as Denise and Bert. You can check out the new trailer for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe right here:
The trailer for this unlikely spin-off features a few other familiar actors, including Christine Baranski and Riki Lindhome. You can also briefly see Jon Cryer in a kaleidoscope graphic, so it looks like he’ll pop in, too. In the new series’ official description, Stuart “Breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon.” Looks like this Big Bang Theory spin-off is beating Marvel Studios to the punch with the whole Multiversal Armageddon story. Who would have thought?
As we see in the trailer for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, the show will send its titular character into several different parallel realities. Most of which seem inspired by famous sci-fi movies and TV shows. One of these is designed to look just like The Matrix, while another one goes full Mad Max dystopia. You’ve always got to have one of those, right?
Over the course of the season, the cast will meet alternate-universe versions of characters we’ve come to know from The Big Bang Theory. Although who exactly is coming back from the main cast remains a mystery. The ten-episode season will debut Thursday, July 23 at 9PM ET on HBO Max. Afterward, a new episode drops every Thursday.