Alien (TV series)

Alien is an upcoming science fiction horror television series written and directed by Noah Hawley, based on the Alien franchise. The series will serve as a prequel and will be set 70 years before the events of the 1979 film Alien.[1] It stars Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis, and Adarsh Gourav. The series is a joint-venture production between 20th Television and Scott Free Productions, and will be released on FX on Hulu.

Alien
Genre
Based onAlien
by Dan O'Bannon
Ronald Shusett
Written byNoah Hawley
Directed byNoah Hawley
Starring
Country of origin
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer
Production locationThailand
Production companies
Release
Original networkFX on Hulu

Cast

Production

Development

In 1979, 20th Century Fox considered producing a television series based upon the 1979 film Alien and hoped that ABC would pick it up but its only media coverage was found in the June 1980 Fangoria issue #6 and it ended up abandoned as the 1986 sequel Aliens arrived on the scene.[5] In 1992, a now cancelled animated series inspired by the 1986 film Aliens titled Operation: Aliens was being produced along with an LCD game, board game, a Sega Genesis video game, and action figures.[6][7][8][9] However the brand lived on through Kenner toylines as simply Aliens and in the comics series included with the action figures as well as in the Aliens/Predator Universe trading cards set.[10] In 2007, Ain't It Cool News reported that a (since then cancelled) animated series inspired by the 1986 film Aliens titled Aliens: War Games was being produced.[11][12]

By December 2020, as part of Disney's Investor Day presentation, a new TV series project based on the franchise was announced to be in development for FX on Hulu, with Noah Hawley and Ridley Scott being involved (the former as showrunner and the latter as executive producer). It will be set on Earth in the near future, thus marking the first of the franchise to do so without featuring Ellen Ripley.[13][14] At the 2021 Television Critics Association Press Tour, FX network's John Landgraf said that the series will probably premiere in 2023.[15] A casting sheet for characters Hermit and Wendy shed light on the show's leads.[16] Reports suggested that the TV series would start filming in March 2022,[17] but production was delayed until 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18][19] In April 2023, Landgraf stated that the series was in "active preproduction",[20] before it was incorrectly reported to have been suspended in July due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.[21]

Casting

In May 2023, Sydney Chandler was cast in the lead role,[2] followed by Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis, and Adarsh Gourav in July.[3]

Filming

Production on the series began on July 19, 2023, in Thailand.[3] Filming was allowed to occur, despite the SAG-AFTRA strike, due to the series' British cast working under an Equity contract.[3] In late August, the production was halted due to the strike.[4]

References
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  2. Goldberg, Lesley (May 1, 2023). "FX's 'Alien' TV Series Taps Sydney Chandler to Star". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  3. Shackleton, Liz; Andreeva, Nellie (July 20, 2023). "'Alien': Alex Lawther & Samuel Blenkin Among Quartet Cast As FX Series Starts Production With No SAG-AFTRA Actors Amid Strike". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (August 29, 2023). "Alien: Kit Young Added To Cast; FX Series Halts Filming Amid SAG-AFTRA Strike". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
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  6. "CES Show - News: New Games '93 - Megadrive". Mean Machines Sega. No. 10. EMAP. August 1993. pp. 13–26.
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  8. "Operational Aliens". Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  9. "Operation Aliens LCD Video Game" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  10. "Alien Gallery". Archived from the original on June 18, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  11. "They Mostly Air at at[sic] Night - Mostly!! An ALIENS-Inspired Animated Project, A-La CLONE WARS?? So". Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
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  13. Scott, Ryan (December 10, 2020). "Alien TV Show Is Coming to FX, Will Take Place on Earth". MovieWeb. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  14. Breznican, Anthony (July 1, 2021). "New Alien TV Series Will Be Class Warfare With Xenomorphs". Vanity Fair. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  15. Del Rosario, Alexandra (August 13, 2021). "'Alien': FX Boss Says Noah Hawley's Series Will 'Feel Like A Part Of The Cinematic Universe', Teases Premiere Year". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  16. "Alien: New Character Descriptions for Noah Hawley's Sci-Fi Horror Series Coming FX: Exclusive - the Illuminerdi". November 5, 2021.
  17. Weinstein, Max (November 16, 2021). "'Alien': FX Series Set to Start Shooting in Thailand in March 2022, Synopsis Reportedly Revealed". Dread Central.
  18. Nelson, Jeff (August 13, 2021). "Alien TV Show Likely To Release In 2023". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  19. Fink, Richard (February 17, 2022). "FX's Alien TV Show Will Start Filming Next Year". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  20. Wilding, Josh (April 6, 2023). "Alien: Noah Hawley's Upcoming TV Series Gets A Positive Update From FX Boss John Landgraf". Sci-Fi & Fantasy Gazette. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  21. Manori Ravindran; Patrick Frater; Elsa Keslassy (July 13, 2023). "Actors Strike: Global Biz Braces for Impact as 'Gladiator 2', 'Mortal Kombat 2' Prepare to Stop Filming". Variety. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
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