Noah Hawley Expands the 'Alien' Universe With Upcoming FX Series 'Alien: Earth'

With Alien: Romulus well into its box office debut, the Alien universe is already expecting an expansion from Fargo‘s Noah Hawley. Hawley has created a new TV series for FX titled Alien: Earth. The upcoming series is said to be a prequel to Ridley Scott‘s original sci-fi horror classic from 1979 and is slated to be set on Earth.

Featuring a cast ensemble of the likes of Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis, Adarash Gourav, Kit YOung and Timothy Olyphant, the show is said to take audiences back to the events of the first film. The now 45-years-old franchise recently received its new film, Alien: Romulus, which was set between the first two films in the fictional world. The TV series was first announced many years ago, but given the early positive reviews of the newest film, the Hawley’s series is lated to play a major part of the Alien universe. The series is to be set 30 years before the events of the first film and Hawley has recently confirmed that the plot points from the Prometheus duology will be avoided. It is important to note that so far, every project in the franchise has featured the alien Xenomorph except Prometheus.

In a recent interview with the The Hollywood Reporter, Hawley spoke on his optimistic outlook on the FX series coming soon. He shared how proud he was of the show, which is currently in post-production, explaining “it could be the next 10 years of my life.” When asked if the series is on track for a 2025 release Hawley responded, ” We just wrapped. I’m in post, editing away. Obviously, there’s a large visual effects component that takes time. But I couldn’t be happier with the show that we shot. If people wanted a television series based on the world of Alien, I think I’m going to give them something special.”

Look out for more information on the upcoming FX series Alien: Earth.