The cast for FX’s upcoming
“Alien” series continues to grow, with
Variety reporting this week that six more actors have signed on to star in the franchise’s first small screen outing.
Babou Ceesay (“Guerrilla,” “Damilola”),
Jonathan Ajayi (“Wonder Woman 1984,” “Noughts and Crosses”),
Erana James (“Uproar,” “The Wilds”),
Lily Newmark (“Pin Cushion,” “Sex Education”),
Diêm Camille (“Washington Black,” “Alex Rider 3”), and
Adrian Edmondson (“War & Peace,” “A Spy Among Friends”) have all been cast in the series.
Sydney Chandler stars in FX’s “Alien” as Wendy, said to be “a hybrid, a meta-human who has the brain and consciousness of a child but the body of an adult.”
The previously announced cast also includes
Timothy Olyphant (“Fargo”),
David Rysdahl (“Fargo”),
Essie Davis (
The Babadook)
, Alex Lawther (
The End of the F*cking World),
Samuel Blenkin (“Black Mirror”), and
Adarsh Gourav (
The White Tiger).
FX’s “Alien” series is expected sometime in 2025.
Creator
Noah Hawley‘s take on the
Alien franchise has been described as both an “extension and reinvention” of the films that have come before it, with Ellen Ripley not involved.
FX originally noted, “Expect a scary thrill ride set not too far in the future here on Earth.”
Last we heard,
Ridley Scott is expected to be on board as producer.
The cast for FX’s upcoming “Alien” series continues to grow, with Variety reporting this week that six more actors have signed on to star in the franchise’s first small screen outing. Babou Ceesay (“Guerrilla,” “Damilola”), Jonathan Ajayi (“Wonder Woman 1984,” “Noughts and Crosses”), Erana James...
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