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HBO Max has released the official trailer for its comedy series Stuart Fails To Save the Universe, a spin-off from Big Bang Theory.
In it, comic book store owner Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman) is tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon.
Stuart is aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise (Lauren Lapkus),, geologist friend Bert (Brian Posehn) and quantum physicist/all-around pain in the ass Barry Kripke (John Ross Bowie).
Along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions of characters from The Big Bang Theory. As the title implies, things don’t go well.
The ten-episode season debuts on Friday July 24, with a new episode weekly.
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