Alien TV Series Release Date. Fargo is a great TV series. So when Hawley announced that he was going to be creating an Alien TV series, many people got excited, including myself. Why not? Hawley has proven that he is not just a masterful director, but also one of the most talented writers today.

We don’t know much, but we do know that the series will be set on Earth and will include plenty of aliens and class warfare. Weyland Yutani execs will also be featured. We also hope to see the return of the colonial marines.

Noah Hawley’s Alien TV Series Plot

The plot revolves around the Weyland Yutani Corporation – AKA The Company, from the first and third Alien films – who loses control of their xenomorph research project. The beast is unleashed in its R&D facilities.

The aliens then do what aliens love to do: multiply, kill, and grow. This results in an escape from the facility and an invasion of the outside world. The Company is terrified at what it has unleashed and sends out colonial marines in order to clean up the mess.

It won’t work out as planned.

While there will be more nuance once the show is complete, this seems to be the basic premise, based on Noah Hawley’s statements.

Hawley has submitted scripts for the first season of the yet untitled Alien TV Series. It will air on FX/Disney+, just like Prey, the highly successful Predator reboot. The new Alien reboot/project by Disney will not be like Prey. It will air on TV and can span anywhere from 6-12 episodes.

Alien TV Series Streaming Date

Exclusively for FX and Disney+ in the UK and Europe, the new Alien TV series is available on Disney+. However, there is no date yet for its release. Some reports claimed that the show would air in 2023, but the scale of the show and special FX make it unlikely.

Hawley has now completed the scripts for the first season and sent them to Disney. Shooting should start either before the end of 2022 or in the first half of 2023. This is the good news. Unfortunately, Hawley won’t release his Alien TV series until late 2024.

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It takes a lot to shoot a multi-part series. Special effects can take some time. Editing can take time. After all that editing is complete, Disney will need to market the show. This takes time. Even if the shooting began next week, it would still take 18 months for the show to appear on television. This is how things work in TV and film.

How to Watch Alien TV Series

The Alien TV series will air exclusively on FX USA and Disney+ abroad when it lands. This was the same approach Disney used when PREY was released. However, that film was a HULU/Disney+ production. It worked. Disney saw a significant increase in subscribers after the release of PREY.

The bottom line? You will need to have access to FX or Disney+ if you want to see the Alien TV series, which will be available in 2023 and 2024.

Is Ridley Scott Involved?

Ridley Scott, who is infamous for his highly-respected Alien prequel films, Prometheus, and Alien Covenant, is not someone that Alien fans would like to see attached to a new Alien film. Scott is not believed to be involved in Noah Hawley’s Alien TV series, not even as a producer.

Scott had been in negotiations to be an executive producer on the new show. However, there has not been any confirmation since 2020 when the news broke. There might be good reasons for this…

According to one online report, Disney has given Ridley Scott the task of creating an alien television series. He will both write and direct it.

Ridley Scott Apparently Working on an Alien TV Series…

According to the report, Scott’s alien TV series is set in space. It could either be a sequel or a standalone series.

This rumor is not true. It doesn’t make sense given the state of Hawley’s TV series. My only explanation is that Disney, fresh off its success with PREY, is now looking to give the alien universe Star Wars, which would mean new films and TV series exploring different aspects.

Given Scott’s poor performance in the Alien films, surely this type of investment would depend on Hawley’s Alien TV show’s success? It is possible that the show will fail, which it certainly could, so why would Disney invest in Ridley’s concept?