Deadline has delivered an exclusive interview with showrunner Noah Hawley (Before the Fall, Fargo), who is currently juggling three productions at once, including the Alien franchise darling Alien: Earth, a new Far Cry adaptation, as well as ongoing conversations regarding the cult hit FX series Fargo’s newest installment. He sat down with Deadline to answer questions at Canneseries, where the workaholic was the Guest of Honor.
Huge updates for the second season of the widely successful Alien: Earth include production moving from the beautiful Thailand back to the historic home of the Alien franchise at Pinewood Studios in London, England. Hawley reveals to Deadline that the next season will be even bigger and feature more “world-building.” He also announced that fans of Peter Dinklage (Pixels, Elf) will be in for a treat as he will be joining the cast as a regular.
Hawley also spoke regarding the happenings of the Far Cry adaptation. He will be teaming up with the industry treasure Rob McEhenny (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Welcome to Wrexham), bringing to life the massive video game hit Far Cry in the form of a series. He iterated that he will not be looking to mirror the video game exactly, but take an interpretative approach to the project as he did with Fargo. This has led some fans to worry that he may venture too far from the story they have spent hundreds of hours exploring for years. Especially after he mentioned something about video cutscenes often getting skipped because the human drama is secondary to the gameplay. His plans to create an original anthology seem to leave the fans dismayed they will not get a chance to see their favorite characters on the small screen.
Compounding on both of those projects, the ever-busy Hawley also spoke about plans for the dark comedy Fargo, season six. He says that conversations with the studio are ongoing and that although his schedule is packed, he has hope for an announcement soon. Appeasing fans of the Midwest noir with sci-fi leanings just enough to keep them invested.