Noah Hawley is currently plotting a new sci-fi series set in the Alien universe, and its cast is shaping up to be amazing. Timothy Olyphant landed one of the key roles in this promising prequel, set three decades before the events of the original film.
Olyphant is joining this project in the role of Kirsh, a synth who’s mentoring Sydney Chandler’s Wendy, a hybrid with the consciousness of a child in the body of an adult. David Rysdahl was cast around the same time, after working with Hawley on the fifth season of Fargo.
Hawley’s upcoming series will take us around 30 years before the events of the original 1979 film starring Sigourney Weaver, and it’s the first story in this franchise to take place on Earth. The production was shot down back in July due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, and Hawley is planning to go back to work in January.
“I got some footage. Some of the first hour was shot before we had to shutdown. It’s stuff to play with and edit. I’m excited to get back in there,” he told Deadline.
In addition to Chandler, Olyphant, and Rysdahl, this series will also star Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis, Kit Young, and Adarsh Gourav. It’s expected to premiere on FX in the first half of 2025.
