The Dreadstar movie project appears to have morphed into a TV series with Universal Cable Productions, with the company announcing a new deal to develop the series with Starlin and Benderspink, according to Variety.  A deal with Benderspink and Illuminati to develop a Dreadstar film was announced last April (see "'Dreadstar' Movie Adaptation"), but Ford Gilmore of Illuminati is announced as a producer on the new TV project, so that seems to complete the circle; all of the parties involved in the film development are now working on TV.

Dreadstar told the story of Vanth Dreadstar, the last survivor of the Milky Way Galaxy who battles to end the war between two evil empires: The Church of Instrumentality and The Monarchy.  The character first appeared in Epic Illustrated #3, had various other appearances, and was later the first comic series to be published by Epic Comics, Marvel’s creator-owned imprint, in 1982.

NBCUniversal Entertainment division Universal Cable Productions has primarily produced shows that aired on Syfy and USA, including Eureka, Warehouse 13, and Caprica.