Back in December 2020, it was announced that an ‘Alien’ series was being developed for Disney’s FX television channel and was supposed to kick-off production in 2022. However, that didn’t happen. But in an exciting update for ardent fans of Alien films, the Alien series is set to commence filming from this year itself and is currently under pre-production stage.
Interestingly, the in-the-works ‘Alien’ series is different from all previous ‘Alien’ films released until now. Because the series would ostensibly be the first ‘Alien’ project which will take place on Earth around seventy years into the future, unlike Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ and James Cameron’s sequel film ‘Aliens’ which were set on a spaceship.
Moreover, the series will not revolve around the legendary protagonist Ripley, who was immortalized by Sigourney Weaver in the first four Alien ventures.
The ‘Alien’ series is being developed by Noah Hawley, the man behind acclaimed shows like ‘Fargo’ and ‘Legion’. Even the ‘Fargo’ series was inspired from Coen Brothers’ cult 1996 crime film ‘Fargo’, which was well-received by the audiences. Now, it would be interesting to see whether the showrunner can create similar magic with the ‘Alien’ series. In fact, production work for the Alien series is expected to begin after he is done with Fargo Season-5.
The original ‘Alien’ film director Ridley Scott is backing the new alien project. So, that’s another huge tick on the right box.
Until now, the audiences have been treated with six Alien films that include two prequel films. The first film along with the prequels were directed by Ridley Scott. And the second Alien movie ‘Aliens’ was helmed by ‘Avatar’ director James Cameron. ‘Alien 3’ was helmed by David Fincher and the fourth Alien movie ‘Alien Resurrection’ was directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Let’s cross our fingers that the much-anticipated ‘Alien’ project goes on the floor soon and that the series would be an exciting addition to the celebrated Alien franchise. Stay tuned to Binged for the latest updates on the ‘Alien’ series.