Hvis du ikke vidste det i forvejen, så er der faktisk en stor tv-serie baseret på Alien-universet på vej, og selvom at sådan en let kunne sidde fast i udviklingshelvedet i årevis, så lader de til at have godt greb om den centrale præmis - og den er anderledes, må man sige.
FX-chefen John Landgraf har afsløret via et nyligt panel hos Deadline, at det bliver en helt anden Alien-fortælling, end dem vi er vant til:
"There are some big surprises in store for the audience. 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."
Han nævnte desuden, at Ripley slet, slet ikke er en del af den her fortælling:
"Ripley won't be a part of it or any of the other characters of Alien other than the alien itself.
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."
Her snakker han om skaber Noah Hawley, der skal stå for hele herligheden. Han har tidligere arbejdet på Fargo og Legion.