Michael Lesslie will lead Peacock’s upcoming “Battlestar Galactica” reboot.
Lesslie, who served as showrunner for AMC’s “The Little Drummer Girl,” as well as a writer on films “Macbeth” and “Assassin’s Creed,” will be the show’s creator, lead writer and executive producer. “Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail is also executive producing the series for UCP.
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, launched for Comcast subscribers last month and will roll out nationwide in July.
“I am beyond excited to be taking on this iconic and inspirational show. As a lifelong devotee, I know that the possibilities of ‘Battlestar Galactica’ world are infinite and that each iteration has raised the bar for epic and intelligent sci-fi storytelling,” said Lesslie.