Alien: Earth - Problems due to SAG-AFTRA actor strike

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 Alien: Earth

 

a) Problems due to SAG-AFTRA actor strike 

By July 12th 2023, it is asked how would the the SAG-AFTRA actors strike affect the TV series.

As it went, the Alien TV series was currently in pre-productiion in Thailand. 

 

The show was being said to be a large-scale undertaking that booked out multiple Bangkok studios and hired vast quantities of lighting equipment.

The cast was a mix of SAG-AFTRA and Equity members, with two of the main leads believed to be SAG-AFTRA members.

 

 

b) What they meant 

What that meant was the production would need to work around the absence of key cast members.

 

He was able to film most of the first hour but wasn't able to film anything with his star.

His conversation with The Wrap in a November article revealed that he still had seven more hours to shoot

1. Noah Hawley: I was able to complete filming most of the first hour. That said, I wasn’t able to film anything with my star. So I still have the bulk of the show to film, and we have seven more hours to shoot, I certainly would have loved to get the show in front of people as quickly as possible.(https://www.thewrap.com/alien-noah-hawley-series-premiere-window-2025-fx/ 8th November 2023 )
2. Collider: Noah Hawley's Alien series, which is being produced by FX, is in the very early stages of production after work on the show had ground to a halt in late August due to the effects of the SAG-AFTRA strike. However, now that 2024 is here, the series is about to be in full flow in Thailand, when shooting will take place, the exciting news for Alien fans is that it will take place over multiple seasons. It will star Timothy Olyphant, Essie Davis, Alex Lawther and Sydney Chandler, among others. (collider https://collider.com/alien-series-multiple-seasons/, January 2024) 
3. Collider: Lastly, when asked if he planned to step behind the camera for multiple episodes of the show, or if he planned to let others take the lead, Hawley admitted it was too early to tell, coming off the back end of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, but that he was thrilled at the prospect of getting behind the camera on such an ambitious project. (collider https://collider.com/alien-series-multiple-seasons/, January 2024)
4. Variety: FX’s “Alien,” a series adaptation of the “Alien” franchise written by Noah Hawley and Ridley Scott, is currently in pre-production in Thailand. Sources indicate the show will be a large-scale undertaking that’s reportedly booked out multiple Bangkok studios and hired vast quantities of lighting equipment. .

   However, a mix of SAG-AFTRA and Equity members comprise the cast (two of the main leads are believed to be SAG-AFTRA members), meaning that production will need to work around the absence of key cast members. The show’s Thailand-based producer Chris Lowenstein declined to comment. (Actors Strike: Global Biz Braces for Impact as ‘Gladiator 2,’ ‘Mortal Kombat 2’ Prepare to Stop Filming As a historic SAG-AFTRA actors strike appears imminent, major productions around the world will be impacted. By Manori Ravindran, Patrick Frater, Elsa Keslassy, Variety, Jul 13, 2023 )