‘Alien’ TV Series Will Be Prequel Set in 21st Century, Filming Delayed to 2023

Noah Hawley’s limited FX series based on “Alien” is one of the most anticipated science fiction projects in development right now, but fans will have to wait a little bit longer for the series to come to fruition.

Speaking to the Television Critics Association this week, FX chairman John Landgraf said that the prolific showrunner will film the fifth season of “Fargo” before jumping into Ridley Scott’s science fiction universe.“We need to shoot ‘Fargo’ this winter, so we’ll be shooting ‘Fargo’ before ‘Alien,’ though we have more scripts for ‘Alien’ than ‘Fargo,’” he said.

“Noah is writing both right now.” With “Fargo” filming this winter, that pushes “Alien” towards a 2023 start date.

There is no word yet on when the series might eventually premiere.While it was previously confirmed that the “Alien” series will be set on Earth — the first entry in the franchise to do

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