While Captain Jacob Branson and his wife Daniels complete their preparations, security chief Dan Lope recruits the final key member of his team. As the colony ship hovers in Earth orbit, several violent events reveal a deadly conspiracy to sabotage the launch. Yet there are those who would die to stop the mission. A ship bound for Origae-6, carrying two thousand colonists beyond the limits of known space, this is make-or-break investment for the corporation-and for the future of all mankind.

The Covenant mission is the most ambitious endeavor in the history of Weyland-Yutani. I thought it would be interesting to open it up a little bit so that the stakes of “What happens if you can’t contain it?” are more immediate.Alien: Covenant Origins is a novel written by Alan Dean Foster. The alien stories are always trapped… Trapped in a prison, trapped in a space ship. In an interview with Vanity Fair, the upcoming director of the series, Hawley, mentioned: 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. ‘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. In the 2020 Disney Investors Day, the FX Chief John Landgraf said:įX is moving quickly to bring audiences the first television series based on one of the greatest science- fiction horror classics ever made: ‘Alien’. Tying this report with another from the Illuminerdi, it appears that Chandler will not replace Weaver as Ripley but will be a new character named Wendy. The most promising of an Alien project in development is the one with Noah Hawley and this was reported to be the project that has recently cast Chandler as its lead character. According to Giant Freakin Robot, the popular science fiction horror franchise has just cast Sydney Chandler as its lead for the Alien series but pushes its production on a later date.

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