Alien showrunner Noah Hawley recently shared some new details on his planned TV series, and FX chief John Landgraf has now provided some very interesting updates.
There's been a lot of speculation that the show may bring Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) back to the fold, but Landgraf definitively stated that the legendary sci-fi heroine will not appear. In fact, the series takes place long before The Nostromo set down on LV-426 in Ridley Scott's original film.
“There are some big surprises in store for the audience,” said the network boss. “Alien takes place before Ripley. It’s the first story that takes place in the Alien franchise on Earth. 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,” he added.
This news won't come as much of s shock to anyone who's been keeping an eye on this show's development, but is sure to disappoint fans who were hoping to see Weaver reprise her iconic role. The decision to set the series so close to our own timeline may also prove to be divisive (didn't Prometheus already establish the origin of the Xenomorph?)
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