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Kevin Sussman Stars in “Stuart Fails” Spinoff for Health Insurance

7/16/2026

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Kevin Sussman (actor) headlines HBO Max’s “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,” taking the lead role mainly for health-insurance coverage.
It is the third Big Bang spinoff after “Young Sheldon” and “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” and adds Lauren Lapkus (actress) as co-lead.
The trailer introduces an alternate-universe Stuart, post-apocalyptic robber Denise, and notes Sussman had to act opposite himself using separate scene work and special-effects stand-ins.

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Story summary

Kevin Sussman (actor) headlines HBO Max’s “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,” taking the lead role mainly for health-insurance coverage.
It is the third Big Bang spinoff after “Young Sheldon” and “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage,” and adds Lauren Lapkus (actress) as co-lead.
The trailer introduces an alternate-universe Stuart, post-apocalyptic robber Denise, and notes Sussman had to act opposite himself using separate scene work and special-effects stand-ins.