After Young Sheldon, The Big Bang Theory gets its second direct spin-off in Stuart Fails To Save The Universe.
Created by Chuck Lorre, Zak Penn, and Bill Prady, the sci-fi comedy series follows comic book shop owner Stuart Bloom, who is tasked with preventing a multiverse armageddon.
Kevin Sussman leads the show’s cast as Stuart, alongside Lauren Lapkus as Denise, Brian Posehn as Bert Kibbler, and John Ross Bowie as Barry Kripke. Other cast members include Ryan Cartwright, Josh Brener and Tommy Walker.
Stuart Fails To Save The Universe premiered on HBO Max on July 23, 2026.
Who composed the Stuart Fails To Save The Universe theme song?
The show’s theme is by Danny Elfman, who is best known for his collaborations with Tim Burton and Sam Raimi.
For Stuart Fails To Save The Universe, Elfman created ten variations of the theme song specific to each episode.
Speaking to Deadline about the theme, Elfman said: “I wrote it, Chuck loved it, and he said, ‘So here’s the thing. I need you to do 10 variations on it.’ I thought about it for two seconds. No one’d ever asked me to do that before but I just said, ‘You got it.’”
He added: “It wasn’t even difficult. Each episode, just mix it up and try things. It was really just fun.”
When does the next episode come out?
Stuart Fails To Save The Universe will air weekly on HBO Max from July 23, 2026. You can check out the full episode release schedule below.
- Episode one – July 23
- Episode two – July 30
- Episode three – August 6
- Episode four – August 13
- Episode five – August 20
- Episode six – August 27
- Episode seven – September 3
- Episode eight – September 10
- Episode nine – September 17
- Season finale – September 24
