Bobak Esfarjani: Last News

Good news for fans of the “Alien” franchise who want to see more xenomorphs soon: Deadline reports that Noah Hawley‘s FX prequel series “Alien” will begin shooting this year. READ MORE: Noah Hawley’s Earthbound ‘Alien’ FX Series Taps ‘WandaVision’ Writer Bobak Esfarjani FX head John Landgraf talked about the upcoming series at TCA earlier today, saying that Hawley will start production on “Alien” after he finishes shooting “Fargo” Season 5.

When Disney scored the rights to the “Alien” property after acquiring 21st Century Fox, many fans wondered what the company would do with the R-rated sci-fi horror franchise. Launched in 1979, the Ridley Scott-directed original film starred Sigourney Weaver as the badass Ellen Ripley.

Sasha Urban editorBobak Esfarjani, best known for his work as a writer and producer on NBC’s “Manifest” and as a story editor on “WandaVision” for Disney+, has signed an overall deal with FX Productions.Esfarjani is currently a writer and supervising producer on FX’s upcoming “Alien” series, as well as a show based on the Octavia Butler novel “Kindred.” Esfarjani was previously nominated for a WGA award for his work on “WandaVision.” He will continue work on these and other series for FX, in addition to developing new content.“Bobak has greatly contributed to FX’s upcoming ‘Kindred’ and ‘Alien’ and now, under this agreement, he will be able to apply his considerable talents to other FX series while developing original content that draws on his vision as a writer and creator,” said Kate Lambert, FX’s executive vice president of original programming. Credits of Esfarjani’s also include James Wan’s “Archive 81” for Netflix.

FX Productions has signed writer and contributing producer Bobak Esfarjani (FX’s Kindred and Alien) to an overall deal. Under the agreement, Esfarjani will continue to work on these and other series while developing new content for the network.