Alien franchise to put greater emphasis on AI.
Alien, directed by Scott and released in 1979, merged the sci-fi and horror genres to give one of the most science fiction movies ever made. Riding the success of Alien 5 movie still hasn’t been made. However, an announcement in late 2021 has promised to breathe life back into the old franchise with a TV series.
The true villains of the Alien movies have always been the corporate bureaucrats quietly pulling strings behind the scenes, specifically the shadowy Weyland-Yutani Corporation. With the Alien TV series being set on Earth, Hawley intends to introduce their Ghost in the Shell anime and manga, promising to add a whole new dimension to the Alien mythos while pulling the stories in a direction that fits Ridley Scott's original plans.
Scott’s intent for the next movie in the Alien saga was to focus more on artificial intelligence than on like Bishop from Aliens.
Where several entries in the Alien franchise have been focused on guns and action, the exploration of humanity’s technological future puts Noah Hawley’s Alien TV show firmly back in the realm of science fiction, asking deep questions like how humanity might survive into the future, and whether or not it even deserves to. These questions are likely to have complex answers, and the longer run time of a TV series is the perfect place for Alien to explore them in the detail they've long deserved.