Alien TV series adds David Rysdahl to the cast

David Rysdahl plays the role of Wayne Lyon in the current season (which happens to be the fifth season) of the FX TV series Fargo (you can read our review HERE) – and now Deadline reports that Rysdahl is reteaming with Fargo creator Noah Hawley on the Alien TV series he’s making for “FX on Hulu”. This is the second bit of Alien casting we’ve heard about in the last 24 hours, as last night it was revealed that Timothy Olyphant (Justified) is also in the cast.

Details on Rysdahl’s character are not yet available. He joins a cast that includes Sydney Chandler (Pistol) as the meta-human Wendy, who has the body of an adult, but the brain and consciousness of a child; Essie Davis (The Babadook) as Dame Silvia, Alex Lawther (The End 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 character named Slightly, Kit Young (Shadow and Bone) as a character called Tootles, and the aforementioned Olyphant. Olyphant is said to be playing Kirsh, a synth who acts as a mentor and trainer for Wendy.

In addition to Fargo season 5, Rysdahl’s credits include The Family, No Exit, Black Mirror, Oppenheimer, and Booger.

Bangkok, Thailand is the base of operations for the Alien TV series, which is believed to have an eight episode first season. The show is aiming for a 2025 premiere – so before it starts airing, we’ll see the theatrical release of the new Alien movie (possibly called Alien: Romulus) that has been directed by Fede Alvarez and is set between the events of the original Alien and Aliens. That movie is on track for an August 16, 2024 theatrical release.

Alien (plus Prometheus and Alien: Covenant) director Ridley Scott is producing the Alien TV series through his Scott Free banner.

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Here’s a list of everything we know about the Alien TV series so far, aside from the latest casting news.