Not Everyone is Excited About the “Alien” TV Series

Sigourney Weaver in
Sigourney Weaver in "Alien" (1979). Photo by 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock (5886256bs)

The new Alien series has a lot to live up to. 

Having turned the Coen Brothers’ Fargo into a limited series, Noah Hawley is planning to do the same to the extraterrestrial franchise. The FX series will in no way be connected to Sigourney Weaver’s story that was the focus of the first three films. 

But not everyone is excited about the adaptation. 

“It’ll never be as good as the first one,” expressed Ridley Scott who directed the 1979 original. 

Although James Cameron and David Fincher directed the next two Alien films, respectively, Scott returned to the director’s chair for Prometheus which came out in 2012. 

Although Weaver had expressed interest in reuniting with the Gladiator filmmaker, she did not star in the prequel. Five years later, a follow-up to Prometheus was released, entitled Alien: Covenant. 

The Alien limited series is scheduled to begin filming next spring.