ALIEN TV Series Officially On The Way From LEGION Showrunner Noah Hawley; Will Be Set On Earth

ALIEN TV Series Officially On The Way From LEGION Showrunner Noah Hawley; Will Be Set On Earth

The Alien franchise is finally heading to Earth for a TV series which will see Fargo and Legion showrunner Noah Hawley finally given the chance to share his take on the iconic Xenomorphs. Check it out...

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By JoshWilding - Dec 10, 2020 03:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Alien

Before the Disney/Fox merger took place, Legion showrunner Noah Hawley was working on an Alien TV series for FX. It appeared that had been put on the backburner as Disney made some decisions about what to do with the iconic franchise, but FX boss John Landgraf has now confirmed it remains in the works for the network. 

The live-action series is officially on the way to FX, with Hawley serving as creator and showrunner. Alien director Sir Ridley Scott will be serving as an executive producer on the project too. No premiere date has been revealed, but that's not a huge surprise given the current state of the world!

Billed as the first Alien story set on Earth, it's said that we can expect a mix of the timeless horror of the 1979 original along with the epic action James Cameron brought to proceedings in Aliens.

Beyond that, we don't have any plot details for you right now, but more is likely to be shared soon. This series has been a long time coming, but at least we know it's actually on the way now! 

Check out the official announcement below:
 

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Spidey91
Spidey91 - 12/10/2020, 3:11 PM
Very interesting 👀
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 12/10/2020, 3:11 PM
PicolasCage
PicolasCage - 12/10/2020, 3:12 PM
Ashoka Tano show? [frick] yeah!
JonC
JonC - 12/10/2020, 4:33 PM
@PicolasCage - a slew of new SW and Marvel productions coming... and aliens to boot.... holy fu...
GhostDog
GhostDog - 12/10/2020, 3:13 PM
Nut
E4Nigma
E4Nigma - 12/10/2020, 3:13 PM
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 12/10/2020, 3:15 PM
You had me at Noah Hawley!!!
Scarilian
Scarilian - 12/10/2020, 3:15 PM
"Will Be Set On Earth"

Why... the entire point was that it was too deadly. If it got to Earth it was over.
GoldGuy
GoldGuy - 12/10/2020, 7:06 PM
@Scarilian - But they have to do this. The films were starting to get samey, which was part of the why the box office was dropping. At least this will be different, setting-wise.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 12/10/2020, 3:22 PM
Disney/FX made a powerplay here. Nothing else on regular TV compares to this.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 12/10/2020, 3:25 PM
Love the alien franchise, ups and downs, and it has a great team behind it. Can’t wait!
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 12/10/2020, 3:26 PM
Sweet to see Hawley get to work officially atleast on one of the IPs he was reportedly working on.

FX on Hulu though is unexpected, would've thought they would use this for Star content.
Luigi
Luigi - 12/10/2020, 3:33 PM
I was sort of done with this series but I hear good things about Fargo
Ocelot
Ocelot - 12/10/2020, 3:33 PM
Does anyone actually want to see an Alien series where the Alien is hidden 98% of the time.

This is like making a TV show about Jurassic Park.

And any plot with the Alien on Earth should have been reserved for a big budget film.
Uhhhhhh
Uhhhhhh - 12/10/2020, 4:14 PM
@Ocelot - You act like this show won't have a massive budget. TV budgets are not like they used to be. They are just as massive as movies.

Also, with you comment about the Alien being hidden 98% of the time...I take it you never watched the original. Best film of the franchise, too.
ThorArms
ThorArms - 12/10/2020, 3:34 PM
I trust Hawley
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 12/10/2020, 3:46 PM
Hmm could be good. Idk about the earth setting, though. Also this probably means his Star Trek movie is dead
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 12/10/2020, 3:52 PM
Seeing that Xenomorph sneakily crawiling around the presentation was chilling.
dracula
dracula - 12/10/2020, 4:02 PM
How is this going to work as a tv show
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/10/2020, 4:11 PM
Alien TV series, interesting.
Desrow
Desrow - 12/10/2020, 4:18 PM
Just no more Ripley, please.
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