A new version of “Babylon 5” is in development at The CW from the show’s original creator, J. Michael Straczynski. The network describes the new version as a “from-the-ground-up” reboot, though it will again be centered on the character of John Sheridan, who was played by Bruce Boxleitner in the original version. Straczynski is the only one attached to the project. Warner Bros. is the studio. “Babylon 5” ran for five seasons and more than 110 episodes in the 1990s. It first debuted as a TV movie called “The Gathering” before airing the majority of its episodes in syndication and on the now-defunct Prime Time Entertainment Network (it would later move to TNT). A short-lived spinoff series called “The Crusade” aired for one season on TNT. Along with Boxleitner, the original series featured an ensemble cast that included Michael O’Hare, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan, Richard Biggs, Andrea Thompson, Stephen Furst and Jason Carter. Straczynski most recently created, wrote and show-ran (with the Wachowski siblings) the Netflix series “Sense8.” (SD-Agencies) | 