Battlestar Galactica Reboot Lands Assassin's Creed Movie Writer

NBCUniversal's upcoming streaming service Peacock plans on having an extensive catalog of original programming, which includes a reboot of Battlestar Galactica. In order to build the world of this reimagined series, the new TV show has enlisted the help of Michael Lesslie.

The writer behind 2016's Assassin Creed movie--as well as the award-winning short film Heavy Metal Drummer--will be writing and executive producing the new Battlestar Galactica series, according Deadline. Lesslie was also one of the writers on 2015's Macbeth and is penning the upcoming contemporary Hamlet adaptation for Netflix.

Mr. Robot's Sam Esmail is developing the newest BSG incarnation, which is described as an "original series." The first BSG series launched in 1978, in response to sci-fi boom after the release of Star Wars. In 2003, Syfy reimagined the series which ran for four seasons, and it even got a short-lived spin-off called Caprica.

Also coming to Peacock is MacGruber, which will see Will Forte reprise his role as the MacGyver parody he played on SNL and in a feature-length film which also starred Kristen Wiig and Val Kilmer. The hit true crime podcast Dr. Death will also be getting an original series on the streaming service as well.

Peacock is a tiered subscription service featuring ad-supported content from NBC, USA, Syfy, E!, Universal Pictures, and more. If users choose to pay a little more, content on the service will not contain ads. While Comcast subscribers have access to the service now, it will not have a full launch until this July.