While filming of Noah Hawley’s Alien series has been pushed back to 2023 due to the series being considered a “massive undertaking” and Hawley's other series, Fargo, needing to take precedence "given its Midwest setting” we do know that writing has been continuing with at least five episodes having been written as of February. Now we know some of the names behind those scripts.
A recent announcement that Writers Guild Association Award nominated writer Bobak Esfarjani has signed a contract to develop new content for FX, also included mention that Esfarjani will be writing and serving as contributing producer for Noah Hawley’s Alien series!
Esfarjani credits include his award nominated work on Marvel’s WandaVision, as well as work on NBC’s Manifest. And Alien vs. Predator Galaxy is also able to reveal that we are aware that Esfarjani has written the Alien series’ fourth episode, the working title of which is currently Observation.
In addition to Esfarjani, Alien vs. Predator Galaxy is also able to exclusively confirm that Robert De Laurentiis is also writing on the Alien series, having written the series’ third episode which is currently titled Metamorphosis.
De Laurentiis has a larger resume, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The O.C, The Umbrella Academy and more relevantly, Fargo, where he worked alongside Noah Hawley. Thanks to The Flick Pec for the heads-up regarding the Esfarjani announcement!
In addition to the the episode titles above, AvP Galaxy can also exclusively reveal the working titles for the first two episodes written by Noah Hawley too. Episode #1 is Neverland and episode #2 is Mr. October.
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Quote from: Bughuntwilson on Apr 25, 2022, 03:18:32 PM
Whats this leaked production document i just now heard of it
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Jan 27, 2022, 02:08:24 AM
So I happened to find a Tweet referring to the Alien series that had a "Media not displayed: The image has been removed in response to a report from the copyright holder." message on it, and I was able to access a cached version of the Tweet containing the since-removed image, which wound up being a pre-production document from the series (it's dated 11-11-21). I don't think I should directly post the image directly on here, since it has some actual contact info on it that probably shouldn't be directly out in the open (and it's already been flagged/removed the once on Twitter), but there are a couple interesting tidbits on it that I don't think we knew before.
There's a September 2022 production status listed (which is later than the Spring shoot we've been operating under the assumption of based on an interview with Hawley last year), though I'm not sure if that's referring to the full on start of production, or just specifically the particular Thailand/Eastern Europe stuff being reported on this sheet.
The little plot synopsis/character blurb matches everything that AVPG has already shared, but with a few additional details about Hermit that I don't think we've covered yet: He's unsatisfied in his current job as a medic for Prodigy Tactical Response, he had dreams of returning to medical school to fulfill a promise he made to his dying father that he's never been able to fulfill, and it seems that he is a fan of baseball and has revered players of the sport as his heroes.
Also, along with Ridley Scott, there are a couple additional producers listed: Jack Glascott from Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions, and Caitlin Bruner from Noah Hawley's 26 Keys Productions. Noah Hawley is also listed as both writer and director on this document.
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 25, 2022, 02:25:21 PM
"Observation" and "Metamorphosis" are both listed as the third episode title.
QuoteIn addition to the the episode titles above, AvP Galaxy can also exclusively reveal the working titles for the first two episodes written by Noah Hawley too. Episode #1 is Neverland and episode #2 is Mr. October.
Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on Apr 25, 2022, 04:24:28 PMOkay
Alien Isolation already did the name thing with literally having a character named Heyst being partially responsible for smuggling the Alien onboard, and a character named Ransome blackmailing various others, it is nothing new to Alien.
Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on Apr 25, 2022, 04:24:28 PM
Alien Isolation already did the name thing with literally having a character named Heyst being partially responsible for smuggling the Alien onboard, and a character named Ransome blackmailing various others, it is nothing new to Alien.
Quote from: St_Eddie on Apr 25, 2022, 04:00:57 PMQuoteIn addition to the the episode titles above, AvP Galaxy can also exclusively reveal the working titles for the first two episodes written by Noah Hawley too. Episode #1 is Neverland and episode #2 is Mr. October.
Mr. Chi Lee October - Antagonist. Is cold hearted and has a fake tan, giving him a head which other characters say resembles a pumpkin. Has a wife named Autumn.
Quote[Reggie] Jackson was nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason with the Athletics and the Yankees.
Quote from: SiL on Apr 25, 2022, 10:16:02 PMWhat made you hit rock bottom the fact we got the wandavusion script writer or mr.october kinda sounding like a domald trump allegory i fell the same this aint exciting for me
It finally happened.
I finally hit a point where there was no interest left to lose. I've hit rock bottom.
Quote from: SiL on Apr 26, 2022, 01:06:29 AMDont blame you with all these name sounding like a child came up with them and i have a sinking suspicion these arent placeholders.And this show dosnt even sound like it takes place in alien sound more like alter carbon or some other genric cyberpunk tv show.Hopefull I am proven wrong but i doubt it i ll just wait and see.
All of it. Neverland, Wendy, Mr October, the character names, the plot description, I just don't f**king care any more.
Quote from: St_Eddie on Apr 25, 2022, 04:00:57 PMQuoteIn addition to the the episode titles above, AvP Galaxy can also exclusively reveal the working titles for the first two episodes written by Noah Hawley too. Episode #1 is Neverland and episode #2 is Mr. October.
Mr. Chi Lee October - Antagonist. Is cold hearted and has a fake tan, giving him a head which other characters say resembles a pumpkin. Has a wife named Autumn.
Quote from: Some Old Dude on Apr 26, 2022, 12:16:05 PM
So this is going to be Legion as hell and I'm here for it.
Quote from: Stitch on Apr 26, 2022, 10:09:17 AMQuote from: St_Eddie on Apr 25, 2022, 04:00:57 PMQuoteIn addition to the the episode titles above, AvP Galaxy can also exclusively reveal the working titles for the first two episodes written by Noah Hawley too. Episode #1 is Neverland and episode #2 is Mr. October.
Mr. Chi Lee October - Antagonist. Is cold hearted and has a fake tan, giving him a head which other characters say resembles a pumpkin. Has a wife named Autumn.
Wait. Waaaaiiiiitttt... Mr Chilly is cold hearted? O_o
Quote from: Kane's other son on Apr 27, 2022, 09:25:42 AM
I would be very disappointed if this was Colonial Marines: The Series.
Quote from: Immortan Jonesy on Apr 27, 2022, 09:39:09 PM
Personally I would have preferred someone like Alex Garland for an Alien movie, that or another one by Ridley Scott.
Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on Apr 27, 2022, 09:45:05 PMQuote from: Immortan Jonesy on Apr 27, 2022, 09:39:09 PM
Personally I would have preferred someone like Alex Garland for an Alien movie, that or another one by Ridley Scott.
I agree but I'm still really glad Noah Hawley's taking the lead on this.
Quote from: Mornstar on Apr 29, 2022, 10:29:00 AM
Can you tell me the source? I want to see the spoiler.
Can you tell me the source? I want to see the spoiler.
Can you tell me the source? I want to see the spoiler.
Quote from: Kane's other son on Apr 27, 2022, 09:25:42 AM...
I would be very disappointed if this was Colonial Marines: The Series.
Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on May 02, 2022, 11:58:05 AMIf by pretty solid you mean more Alex Kurtzman tier science fiction crap with "original character do not steal" type self inserts. I'd rather Alien die as a license than become that.
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 25, 2022, 10:57:03 PMI wonder what CB thinks about all this.
Quote from: Kradan on Jun 02, 2022, 11:12:51 PMWell, it's probably the fact Marines populated almost every piece of Aliens EU. Most of the games involve you being a Marine, running around, shooting them damn Aliens. Even comics for a loooong time were published under the "Aliens" label which gotta be saying something
I see your point though. I'm myself not the biggest fan of people trying to push Alien to the status of an arthouse masterpiece while at the same time dismmssing Aliens as "just another generic sci fi action 80s movie" and "CaMeRoN tUrNeD eM iNtO bUgS aRrRgH !"
Quote from: SiL on Jun 03, 2022, 12:40:58 AMAliens already showed it doesn't need to be mindless, and if you go by runtime, there's surprisingly little action in it.
Quote from: SiL on Jun 03, 2022, 12:40:58 AMAliens already showed it doesn't need to be mindless, and if you go by runtime, there's surprisingly little action in it.
Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on Jun 27, 2022, 08:18:20 AMdance numbers
Quote from: Local Trouble on Jun 30, 2022, 02:26:08 AMAnd if he shows up in Hawley's Alien show?
Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on Aug 03, 2022, 11:18:34 AMI have a particularly good feeling about this.I'm in wait and see mode.
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Aug 14, 2022, 06:39:32 PMI'm in "so pessimistic it's effecting my enjoyment of other things" mode.
Quote from: [cancerblack] on Aug 19, 2022, 02:15:15 AMOh, I didn't mean "real life" stuff. Perhaps "other Alien media" would have been a better phrasing.