FX boss John Landgraf has given more details of Noah Hawley’s Alien TV series  – although the fifth and final season of Fargo will be shot before it, because of location demands.

Speaking at the TCA panel, Landgraf confirmed that the character of Ellen Ripley would not feature in the show.

“Alien takes place before Ripley. It’s the first story that takes place in the Alien franchise on Earth,” he explained. “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.”

Speaking of the tone of the show, he said, “Noah has this incredible ability, and I think you’ve seen it with Fargo, to both find a way of being faithful, showing fidelity to an original creation like a Coen brothers’ movie, or in this case, Ridley Scott’s and James Cameron’s follow-up, Aliens, but also to bring something new to the table that represents extension and reinvention of a franchise at the same time.”

Five scripts for Alien’s first season have been completed so far.

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