If they wanted to expand on a beloved franchise, how about Downbelow Station? Signy Mallory played by Michelle Forbes. Josh Talley played by James Callis. That’s practically a BSG reboot right there!
With the success of The Martian and The Expanse, you could easily make a case that hard SF wants to be the next big thing.
After Guardians of the Galaxy, I realized I’m tired of comic book movies, I’d love to see more hard SF on screen.