Alien was among the many franchises acquired by Disney when they merged with Fox, and after successfully rebooting the Predator in Prey, there's a lot of excitement to see what the studio has in store for the Xenomorphs.
We recently got a big update on Fede Alvarez's Alien movie, but some overdue news about FX's planned TV show has now been revealed courtesy of network boss John Landgraf. Heading our way from Fargo and Legion showrunner Noah Hawley, fans are definitely intrigued by plans for a small screen take on the iconic sci-fi franchise and it's clearly coming together nicely.
Reiterating that the scripts for season 1 are finished, Landgraf reveals (via SFFGazette.com) that the show is now in "active preproduction" before "gearing up for production this year."
Hawley has reportedly met with his production designer and cameras will officially begin rolling on this Alien series once the writer and director has finished working on the highly anticipated fifth season of Fargo.
The TV show was first announced in December 2020, with the filmmaker later confirming that the action will play out on Earth. Landgraf has called this an "extension and reinvention" of the Alien franchise, and it's unclear whether it will tie into Alvarez's movie in any way.
However, we do know that it will be relatively standalone in nature.
"It's the first story that takes place in the Alien franchise on Earth," Landgraf revealed last year. "So, it takes place on our planet. Right near the end of this century we're in - so 70-odd years from now. Ripley won't be a part of it or any of the other characters of Alien other than the alien itself."
We're intrigued to see what direction the show takes us in, and while there will be those who are disappointed we won't focus on familiar locations and characters, an argument could be made that it's about time to move on (that was evident from what we saw in Prometheus and Alien: Covenant).
Are you excited about this take on the Xenomorph?
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