Alien Series Expands
FX's Alien: Earth Season 2 Filming in London with Peter Dinklage and Major Global Cast Expansion
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Noah Hawley will have a co-showrunner for Alien: Earth Season 2 and Hawley will not direct any Season 2 episode due to the number of projects he has in development and production.
Production for Season 2 is taking place at London's Pinewood Studios, confirming the London shoot location.
The Season 2 ensemble expands with a wide slate of new cast members beyond the announced leads, including Alex Lawther, Timothy Olyphant, Essie Davis, Babou Ceesay, Samuel Blenkin, Adarsh Gourav, Jonathan Ajayi, Erana James, Lily Newmark, Adrian Edmondson, David Rysdahl, Moe Bar-El, and Sandra Yi Sencindiver, among others.
Sam Spruell is currently portraying Prince Maekar Targaryen in the GOT prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, signaling ongoing crossovers with Game of Thrones lore alongside Alien: Earth Season 2.
FX's Alien: Earth is back in production, and season 2 is going big. Tracey Ullman, Sam Spruell, and Jerome Flynn have joined the cast as filming kicks off in London, according to Disney+. Peter Dinklage is returning, and the full ensemble is one of the largest the franchise has ever assembled.
Production is underway at Pinewood Studios in London, Bellingham Herald confirmed. Creator Noah Hawley has described season 2 as bigger in scope, with more world-building. Most of the scripts are already written.
Three New Stars Bring Star Power to Season 2
Tracey Ullman leads the new additions. The Emmy-winning actress is known for blending sharp comedy with serious drama. She joins Jerome Flynn, best known as Bronn in Game of Thrones, and Sam Spruell, a British actor with a long CV of intense roles, according to FandomWire.
Spruell has a personal connection to the show's creative team. He previously worked with series creator Noah Hawley on Fargo. Spruell is currently also playing Prince Maekar Targaryen in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the Game of Thrones prequel, TV Central Australia reported.
A Massive Ensemble Unlike Any Previous Alien Project
The new cast goes well beyond the three announced names. Season 2 also adds Timothy Olyphant, Essie Davis, Alex Lawther, Babou Ceesay, Adarsh Gourav, Lily Newmark, Adrian Edmondson, and several others, San Luis Obispo reported. It is a sweeping international lineup.
Sydney Chandler returns alongside Dinklage as anchors of the main cast. The scale of new additions signals that season 2 will spread the story across multiple characters and locations, fitting Hawley's stated goal of expanding the world built in season 1.
Hawley Steps Back From Directing, Brings in a Co-Showrunner
Noah Hawley will not direct a single episode of season 2. He has too many other projects in development and production to take on directing duties. To handle the workload, he is bringing in a co-showrunner for the first time on the series, TV Tonight Australia reported.
The move is a notable shift from season 1, where Hawley had tighter creative control behind the camera. The series still airs on FX and Hulu in the United States, with global audiences watching on Disney+.
Game of Thrones DNA Runs Deep in the New Cast
Two of the three headline additions have direct ties to Game of Thrones. Jerome Flynn played Bronn across eight seasons of the original series. Sam Spruell is actively filming the new spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms right now, according to TV Central Australia.
The casting pattern is no accident. Both actors bring experience handling large-scale genre productions with big ensemble casts. That kind of experience fits exactly what Hawley is building toward in a season he has called his most ambitious yet.
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