Syfy prepping Warehouse 13 spin-off
Syfy Channel is developing a spin-off of its highest rated original drama, Warehouse 13, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed.
The series will follow the 1890s adventures of H.G. Wells, a recurring character in the show’s second season played by Jaime Murray.
“While it is still in the early stages and thus subject to change, the idea is to put Wells in a 1890s steampunk environment,” the site reports. “Despite Warehouse 12′s efforts to recruit her, she would remain a free agent who uses her knowledge of contemporary science to solve murders and other mysteries.
“In this incarnation, she would enlist the help of a mechanical engineer and utilize her relationship with the police commissioner to solve what appear to be unsolvable cases. Both the skills and style she employs will become the framework for the well-known stories of H.G. Wells, as written by her brother.”
The project is being developed by Warehouse 13 showrunner Jack Kenny and another writer. Warehouse 13 averaged 3.4 million viewers last summer (which would include DVR-delayed viewing), according to the Reporter.
Also on Syfy’s development slate in the scripted drama category is Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (which is currently producing a pilot for the network and hasn’t been greenlit to series yet), and Alphas, which premieres its first season on Mondays this July.
Warehouse 13 returns with its third season on July 11.
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A female H.G Wells? o.O
Don’t get me wrong, the few episodes i’ve seen of Warehouse 13 were pretty good. Also a big fan of Eureka. But… to change the gender of a historical figure, seems to be a… stupid thing to do.
Would rather see a Eureka spinoff, or in the very least, proper full-length seasons, without 9 month hiatuses.
darkthunder | May 13 @ 8:08 pmLove it. The female H.G Wells character is one of my favorite in the Warehouse 13 series. I can’t wait to see this series and see how it goes.
samcamfan | May 13 @ 8:20 pmI guess I should start watching W13 when I run out of Eureka DVDs
Eternal Density | May 13 @ 8:29 pmthey canceled SGU for this….
bringbackatlantisfools | May 13 @ 9:07 pmWarehouse 13 for those who don’t know is set in the same universe as Eureka, which would also make this Warehouse 13 spin-off in that same universe.
Also, re: H.G. Wells. They did this last year and very well, they hired a great actress to play her who was fun to watch. The story goes that her brother was the writer writing under her name.
Browncoat1984 | May 13 @ 9:21 pmI cant believe this. SGU should have been ran in the summer months and this show durring the fall season. Which one would have better ratings. I know this one would be gone after one season. Nice move SYFY this is why SGU was canceled. You suck SYFY you lost this veiwer im wrong take 5 people off your ratings. I have 4 boys and myself watching SGU to you its only one veiwer wrong its 5 so long SYFY.
bringbackatlantisfools | May 13 @ 9:22 pmdont count me in to watch this, im done with that channel.
3531767 | May 13 @ 10:41 pmCool! Sounds like a bit of good fun… now who wants to bet how long until the Sanctuary crossover? The Sanctuary characters are all old enough… it’d be awesome!
I nerd out like crazy over shared universes, so I’m all for this.
nathanieletc | May 13 @ 10:43 pmW13 – I saw the first few episodes and that was that.
sdg1 | May 13 @ 11:08 pmNot the biggest fan of santuary but I watched allot more than a few episodes.
And were are the Stargate News in that?
arnoldrimmer | May 14 @ 12:48 amOk, seriously people as much as we all like SGU (I being a huge Fan of it) just leave W13 out of your rants about why SGU failed.
Ghostking | May 14 @ 1:45 amLove the actress but I will never watch anything om SyWrestling channel.
Piernik | May 14 @ 5:21 amJaime Murray. is a good actress, and does deserve a show of her own. But something a lot better than a Warehouse 13 spin off.
knowles2 | May 14 @ 6:19 amNo thanks, tired of cheesy standalone episodes, all you can do is sit and watch, nothing to think about as its been done time and time again..
SyFy must honestly think that their fan bases are dumb! It’ll be cancelled after a season like most things+
ace_love | May 14 @ 6:50 amI like Jaime Murray. She was one of the very few good things about W13′s second season. The first season was good, and the second started out with great potential but the stories became so cheesy and ridiculous that I just couldn’t watch it anymore, so I don’t hold out hope that the spinoff will be any better.
Craig MacD. | May 14 @ 10:14 amhaha what is this. Syfy you gotta do better than that.
Duneknight | May 14 @ 12:41 pmI will be watching this show. I can’t wait.
Atlantislov | May 14 @ 7:28 pmAh, more SciFi lite.
DanMan | May 15 @ 3:54 amMore crap sci-fi, less proper sci-fi, way to go “SyFy”. Meh… And how is this actually related to Stargate?
Yxelione | May 15 @ 3:57 pmWow… another non-genre show to fill it’s roster. NEXT.
Ekras | May 15 @ 5:51 pmfill dirt…no thanks the channel is dead..on to BBC America…Supernatural Saturday
tb1342 | May 16 @ 12:40 pmWarehouse 13 isn’t the best thing I’ve ever seen, but it’s not horrible either. It is definitely a ‘lite’ show. But it’s not the reason why SGU was cancelled. It wasn’t competing directly with SGU and it would have likely crushed it if it had – Warehouse 13 definitely has more family and wide-spread appeal which is what gets it it’s bigger ratings. I like it because it’s not a commitment show. You can watch one episode, not watch it for a month and watch another episode. It’s good at what it is. And shows like this that do get the numbers are the only things that give Scifi a chance on television.
mythos | May 16 @ 2:55 pmA huge fan of Jaime Murray since her “Hustle”-days and loved her in WH13. Wow, that will be awesome to see her in her own show.
hyndara | May 17 @ 7:07 amAnd I agree, mythos, WH13 is a good show which you can like to watch. Sometimes a little bit too lite like Eureka but both are good shows.
SyFy dug their own graves killing SGU. SGU took the first season to build the characters–to make us care about them. It worked. By season 2, we really followed each characters struggles, and hardships. (The Alliance thing was dumb though) but the writing overall was amazing, and the music/soundtrack was brilliant. Reminded me of Bladerunner. SGU will be missed. SyFy will NOT. IMO, SyFy will be off the air in one year from SGU’s last episode.
BTW, The spin-off of Warehouse 13? Sorry, but that character lead isn’t strong enough to carry the show. Just being truthful… It will be cancelled in 9 episodes.
We lose SGU, V… All we have left is Fringe.. but that’s more metaphysical fiction that science fiction… (Still a great show though) :) I miss the good old days when TV Networks CARED and BACKED Sci-Fi shows…
And I agree. The ratings system is archaic currently. To get a true read on ratings, you’ll need to cover live viewing, DVR viewing, and digital download viewing. Get with the times. Nielsen Ratings is ancient. Time to get with the times, eh?
ziroc_ironworks | May 19 @ 1:36 am