 On September 17, 2019, NBCUniversal announced a straight-to-series order of a reboot of "Battlestar Galactica", produced by Sam Esmail as part of their new Peacock streaming service, set to premiere in 2020.A series of comic book publishers have adapted "Battlestar Galactica" since its inception.Marvel Comics published a 23-issue comic book series based upon the show between 1978 and 1981.