In February 2019, Bloody Disgusting reported that two Alien television series were in development, one animated, Alien: Isolation, and one live-action, from
Ridley Scott for the network
FX on Hulu.[8] In December 2020, as part of Disney's Investor Day presentation, the latter television series project was officially announced to be in development for the network, with
Noah Hawley as showrunner and Scott as executive producer, being set on Earth in the near future.[9][10] On February 17, 2022, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the series is a
prequel taking place before the events of Alien (1979).[11] Hawley himself confirmed that the series will be tied more into the style and mythology of the original 1979 film rather than the prequel films Prometheus (2012), and Alien: Covenant (2017).[12] In April 2023, Landgraf stated that the series was in "active pre-production".[13]
Principal photography was scheduled to begin in March 2022, but was delayed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.[16] Production on the series began on July 19, 2023, in
Thailand.[3] Filming (without American actress Sydney Chandler) was allowed to occur during the
2023 SAG-AFTRA strike due to the series' British cast working under an
Equity contract.[16][3] In late August, the production was halted due to the strike.[4] Filming had resumed as of April 2024.[7]
Release
According to Hawley, Alien is expected to premiere in the first half of 2025.[16]