Sydney Chandler’s time in Thailand has come to an finish, indicating that filming is wrapping up on the Alien TV collection
The Alien franchise is about to proceed on the small display screen with an “FX on Hulu” TV collection from Fargo creator Noah Hawley, a present that started filming in Thailand final 12 months, then needed to halt manufacturing after a month because of the actors strike. Filming resumed earlier this 12 months… and it appears to be like prefer it’s wrapping up this month (as scheduled), as a result of Sydney Chandler – whose earlier credit embrace Don’t Fear Darling and the mini-series Pistol, and who was introduced to be the lead of the Alien TV collection when she was solid again in Might of 2023 – has taken to social media to disclose that her time in Thailand has come to an finish.
Chandler wrote, “Farewell Bangkok. Benchakitti. Lumphini. Krabi. Pathum Wan. China City. The Onsen. And good Ole Kinokuniya … Farewell 4am pickups. BKK Site visitors. Walkie-Talkie static. Late night time motorbikes. Manic laughter. And pure artistic adrenaline … Farewell River Kwai. Monitor Lizards. The bluest of blue birds. The good herons. The pink suns. The lightning strikes. The jungle treks. The alien encounters … and mango sticky rice. Thanks Thailand, and everybody right here on this epic journey, for educating me what I’m really fabricated from. Onwards we go … Khob Khun Ka Xx“
Chandler’s Alien character is the meta-human Wendy, who has the physique of an grownup, however the mind and consciousness of a kid. Her co-stars embrace Essie Davis (The Babadook) as Dame Silvia, Alex Lawther (The Finish of the F*cking World) as a soldier named CJ, Samuel Blenkin (Black Mirror) as a CEO named Boy Kavalier, Adarsh Gourav (The White Tiger) as a personality named Barely, Equipment Younger (Shadow and Bone) as a personality referred to as Tootles, and Timothy Olyphant (Justified) Kirsh, a synth who acts as a mentor and coach for Wendy. Babou Ceesay (Guerrilla), Jonathan Ajayi (Surprise Lady 1984), Erana James (The Wilds), Lily Newmark (Intercourse Schooling), Diêm Camille (Washington Black), Adrian Edmondson (The Younger Ones), Moe Bar-El (The Peripheral), and David Rysdahl (Fargo season 5) are within the solid as effectively, however no particulars have been revealed about their characters. Sandra Yi Sencindiver of Basis might be taking part in “a senior member of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation” in a number of episodes, and her function might be expanded because the collection continues.
One of many first issues we heard in regards to the Alien TV collection – and one of the crucial stunning issues about it – is that it’ll truly be set on Earth, a pair a long time earlier than the occasions of the primary film. FX chairman John Landgraf has mentioned the present will happen “right near the end of this century.” In response to Deadline, the setting places it “a few years before Prometheus,” which Hawley has beforehand mentioned he has chosen to not acknowledge. Hawley determined to set the present on Earth as a result of “The alien stories are always trapped… Trapped in a prison, trapped in a space ship. 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.“ Variety noted that the Alien TV series will “explore the formation of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation and the race to create android life.”
The Alien TV collection is believed to have an eight episode first season. It could be achieved filming, however there might be quite a lot of visible results work to do in post-production, so the present is aiming for a 2025 premiere.
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