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So when it was announced Noah Hawley (Fargo) & FX Networks were in production on an Alien series, it didn't take long for folks to start asking canon questions So just how much of the previous cinematic efforts would influence Hawley's vision? Speaking with KCRW's The Business, Hawley revealed that the series – set on our planet[...]

Just when you thought we were done with the casting news surrounding Noah Hawley (Fargo) & FX Networks' upcoming Alien series, Deadline Hollywood is reporting exclusively that Moe Bar-El (The Peripheral, Tehran) has joined the cast While reports are this Bar-El is set for a major recurring role, details on his characters are being held for now. Image:[...]

Marvel's Alien #2 beams down into your local comic shop this Wednesday, December 20th, packing all the subtlety of a xenomorph at a tea party Prepare yourselves for an issue that promises to deliver a one-two punch: the considerable charm of a corporate retreat with the added bonus of alien carnage! Who says you can't[...]

Free League Publishing announced that Alien: The Roleplaying Game is getting a new campaign book with the reveal of Building Better Worlds This is an all-new campaign set within the world they have build from the film franchise, as you find yourself on a moon being turned into an amazing colony that will soon find[...]

After getting an update on how filming was looking post-SAG-AFTRA from Noah Hawley (Fargo) last month, we learned who would be rounding out the cast of his & FX Networks' upcoming Alien series One of those names was David Rysdahl, currently impressing a whole lot of people in the current installment of FX's anthology series[...]

It looks like FX Networks & Noah Hawley's Alien series has rounded out its main cast, with Deadline Hollywood reporting that Babou Ceesay (Guerrilla, Damilola), Jonathan Ajayi (Wonder Woman 1984, Noughts and Crosses), Erana James (Uproar, The Wilds), Lily Newmark (Pin Cushion, Sex Education), Diêm Camille (Washington Black, Alex Rider 3), and Adrian Edmondson (War &[...]

A day after reports hit that Justified: City Primeval star Timothy Olyphant had been tapped for a major role in FX Networks & Noah Hawley's Alien series, Deadline Hollywood is reporting that David Rysdahl will be making the move from the fifth season of Hawley's Fargo to his upcoming series take on the popular franchise[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? NBC's Christmas at Graceland, BBC's Ghosts, BBC's Doctor Who, Thirty Seconds to Mars/Wheel of Fortune, Hallmark's Celebrations with Lacey Chabert, CM Punk/WWE Raw, FX's Alien, Paramount+'s Frasier, Disney+'s Agatha: Darkhold Diaries, HBO's The Last of Us, SAG-AFTRA, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Discovery, Paramount+'s Halo, Trevor Noah, Netflix's The Brothers Sun, and[...]

Some big casting news to pass along, with Deadline: Hollywood reporting that Justified: City Primeval star Timothy Olyphant has been tapped for a major role in FX Networks & Noah Hawley's upcoming series take on the "Alien" franchise Though official details on his character have not been announced, reports are that Olyphant will portray Kirsh, a[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Mike Flanagan/Hell House, Stephen Colbert/David Letterman, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Netflix's Star Trek: Prodigy, ABC's The Rookie, WWE/AEW, NBC's Law & Order: Organized Crime, Disney+'s Agatha: Darkhold Diaries, FX's Alien, AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, Prime Video's Mr & Mrs[...]

As exciting as it is to have FX Networks & Noah Hawley's Fargo back for a fifth season, it's also no surprise that Hawley would be getting questions about his upcoming series take on the "Alien" franchise With SAG-AFTRA in the process of voting to ratify a new three-year agreement, a ton of television productions were[...]

Come Wednesday, November 15th, you can quarantine yourself with a fresh copy of Alien #1, where the only thing more invasive than a facehugger is the comic's attempt to cling to the success of its movie counterparts. EVERYONE WILL HEAR YOU SCREAM! Yes, that's the sales pitch, and no, you're not hallucinating from space madness It's like[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? SAG-AFTRA, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Hulu/Disney+, FX's Alien, AEW/WWE, Prime Video's The Boys, Adult Swim's Aqua Teen Hunger Force, BBC's Doctor Who, Peacock's Mr Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie, Marvel Studios' The Marvels, Netflix's Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, HBO's Snow, CBS' S.W.A.T., Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender, Apple TV+'s Slow Horses,[...]

It was back in August when we last passed along an update on how things were going with FX & Noah Hawley's upcoming series take on the "Alien" franchise – and it was some good news along with some not-so-good news We had an addition to the cast (more on that below) – but also the[...]

Alien: Romulus is the latest film in the Alien franchise, coming to Hulu in 2024 It is written and directed by Fede Alvarez and stars Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu Ridley Scott is on board producing, and Alvarez was quite nervous to show him the film, as he told Guillermo del Toro at[...]

Marvel Comics is extending their Black, White & Red anthology line that they kinda nicked from DC Comics and Harley Quinn (ish) into the Alien universe of their 20th Century line, with Alien: Black, White & Blood Previous Black, White & Red instalments have spotlighted the likes of Wolverine, Elektra, Moon Knight and Darth Vader[...]

Let's talk about the upcoming Alien Annual #1 from Marvel which lands (or should I say hatches?) in stores on Wednesday, October 4th. ALIEN VS ALIEN: PITY THE XENO! A Xenomorph queen and her hive descend on a dark world They're hungry – they're always hungry – and stand poised to overrun this planet like they[...]

The last time we checked in on FX & Noah Hawley's upcoming series take on the "Alien" franchise, production was underway utilizing actors who were Equity members because of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike Now, Deadline Hollywood is reporting that the Thailand filming has been suspended until after AMPTP strikes a respectful deal with the U.S[...]

Behaviour Interactive has dropped new information on the next chapter coming to Dead By Daylight as we get a proper look at the Alien content The team basically confirmed what we were hoping for all along, and that is we're getting Ripley as the latest survivor, along with the Xenomorph as the killer and the[...]

Behaviour Interactive dropped a teaser video this morning for Dead By Daylight teasing the fact that the Alien franchise is coming to the game Over the years, the company has managed to work with an array of horror and sci-fi movie franchises to bring characters you wouldn't even think of seeing in the game to[...]

It looks like FX & Noah Hawley's upcoming series take on the "Alien" franchise is going to try to make a go of things, starting production on the series that's cast with a mix of SAG-AFTRA and Equity members While Sydney Chandler (Pistol, Sugar) was officially confirmed for the female lead role, Deadline Hollywood reported[...]

Well, here we go again, another round in the interminable dance of death that is Alien Alien #4, that much-anticipated joyride into xenomorphic chaos, is set to hit shelves this Wednesday, July 19th Here's the sitch: Xenomorphs have started a "buy one take all" sale on human lives Our heroine, Batya? She's trying to bring[...]

About 2-1/2 months ago, things were sounding promising when it came to Noah Hawley's upcoming series take on the "Alien" franchise, with reports that Sydney Chandler (Pistol, Sugar) had been cast in the lead role (though no other plot or character details were released) But as we all know, a lot has changed since then – with the[...]

There are new directors, screenwriters, actors, and producers, all vying to contribute to the longevity of a story in some capacity. A look at the "Alien" franchise (Image: TWDC) Unfortunately, the ideas with the greatest potential aren't always the films that end up getting made, just like Neill Blomkamp's impassioned pitch for Alien 5 Now, years after[...]

Ah, the Alien franchise: where apparently no one has ever learned that going on a space mission might lead to horrifying chest-bursting encounters But hey, where's the fun in learning from your mistakes? Get your hazmat suits ready, folks, because Alien #3 is oozing into comic book stores near you this Wednesday, June 28th In[...]

Focus Entertainment and Tindalos Interactive have dropped a brand new trailer for Aliens: Dark Descent this week, providing a better look at the story Working together with developer Tindalos Interactive, in collaboration with 20th Century Games, you're thrown into a hostile situation where Xenomorphs have taken over a facility, where you and a group of[...]

The prologue stories in the back of Green Lantern #1-3 have a clear sci-fi/fantasy feel, but when Green Lantern: War Journal #1 drops, it's going to start feeling less like Dune and a lot more like Predator, The Terminator, and Aliens Sometimes you just need '80s James Cameron, and that's what this is By the[...]

Well, well, folks, prepare your thermal blankets and ice picks, because Alien #2 is bringing the chills this May 31st BETTER OFF BURIED? That sounds like a slogan for avoiding spoilers, but let's dive into the frosty mess Batya Zhan and company have found themselves in Talbot Engineering Inc., under new management and dealing with[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? The CW's The Flash, FX's American Horror Story, NBC's Saturday Night Live, FX's Alien, The CW's Superman & Lois, USA Network's WWE Monday Night Raw, Adult Swim, James Gunn/DCU, Amazon's The Boys/Gen V, FOX's 9-1-1, Disney+'s Ahsoka, Netflix's Monster, Amazon Freevee's Bosch: Legacy, Paramount Network's Yellowstone, BBC's[...]

The last time we checked in on how things were going with Noah Hawley's series take on the "Alien" franchise, it was January 2023, and FX Networks Chairman John Landgraf confirmed that Hawley was "in active preproduction on 'Alien;' he's written scripts" – adding, "I think he's meeting with his production designer in Austin this[...]