Alien Earth season 2 will be a bigger show with more world building says Noah Hawley!

Alien Earth season 2 begins filming next month and showrunner Noah Hawley recently spoke with Deadline about the upcoming entry in his Xenomorph series. During the interview, Hawley reveals Peter Dinklage's role will be a significantly important one and that the next season will focus even more on world building – promising a bigger season than the first one.

“What I can say is we start [shooting] this summer. We’re getting close,” he told me. “I did a stage walk today past the props and costumes. Things are being built. It’s always exciting to see it. We had a great experience in Thailand, but for a couple of reasons London is a better home for us long-term.”

The production moved from Thailand, where Season 1 was filmed, to the UK’s Pinewood Studios, where the original Alien, Alien 2, Alien 3 and Prometheus were primarily shot, and that history isn’t lost on the showrunner. He cited one full circle moment that felt like coming home.

Hawley said the second season “certainly expands on the promise of the first,” which followed a group of prototype hybrids who are forced to come face-to-face with the sinister xenomorphs after a deep space research vessel crash lands on Earth. “It’s a bigger show, more world building, and I can’t think of a better place for taking on that bigger challenge.”

Beyond promises of expansion and a familiar turf for filming, Noah keeps plot specifics a secret. You can check out the whole interview over on Deadline!

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