a) Disney Investor Day came on Thursday , 10th December 2020
An announcement was made by FX chief John Landgraf as part of the Disney Investor Day presentation
He uttered the words "FX is moving quickly to bring audiences the first television series based on one of the greatest science- fiction horror classics ever made: ‘Alien,' Alien’ will be helmed by ‘Fargo’ and ‘Legion’s’ Noah Hawley stepping into the creator/executive producer chair, and FX is in advanced negotiations with Academy Award winner, Sir Ridley Scott—director of the first ‘Alien’ film and the sequel, ‘Alien: Covenant’—to join the project as an Executive Producer. Set not too far into our future, it’s the first ‘Alien’ story set on Earth—and by blending both the timeless horror of the first ‘Alien’ film with the non-stop action of the second, it’s going to be a scary thrill ride that will blow people back in their seats."
Breaking that down, it meant that Hawley would be set to write and executive produce the series under his 26 Keys banner, with “Alien” mastermind Ridley Scott in advanced talks to executive produce via Scott Free.
FX Productions would produce.
John Landgraf said that FX was moving quickly to bring audiences the first television series based on one of the greatest science-fiction horror classics ever made: 'Alien', and that the series would be helmed by Noah Hawley well known for the 'Fargo' and 'Legion’ series, stepping into the creator/executive producer chair,
Also it was mentioned that FX was in advanced negotiations with Sir Ridley Scott to join the project as an Executive Producer.
It was to be set not too far
into our future, it was to be the first ‘Alien’ story set on Earth and by
blending both the timeless horror of the first ‘Alien’ film with the
non-stop action of the second.
It was going to be a scary thrill ride that will blow people back in their seats.
- Variety: The announcement was made Thursday by FX chief John Landgraf as part
of the Disney Investor Day presentation. Hawley will write and executive
produce the series under his 26 Keys banner, with “Alien” mastermind
Ridley Scott in advanced talks to executive produce via Scott Free. FX
Productions will produce. Per Landgraf, the show is “Set not too far
into our future, it’s the first ‘Alien’ story set on Earth.”
“FX is moving quickly to bring audiences the first television series based on one of the greatest science- fiction horror classics ever made: ‘Alien,'” Landgraf said. “‘Alien’ will be helmed by ‘Fargo’ and ‘Legion’s’ Noah Hawley stepping into the creator/executive producer chair, and FX is in advanced negotiations with Academy Award winner, Sir Ridley Scott—director of the first ‘Alien’ film and the sequel, ‘Alien: Covenant’—to join the project as an Executive Producer. Set not too far into our future, it’s the first ‘Alien’ story set on Earth—and by blending both the timeless horror of the first ‘Alien’ film with the non-stop action of the second, it’s going to be a scary thrill ride that will blow people back in their seats.” (https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/alien-series-noah-hawley-ridley-scott-fx-1234850109/)
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