Deadline:

Timothy Olyphant is reuniting with Noah Hawley and FX, signing on for a major role in the upcoming Alien series. Olyphant, who recurred on Season 4 of Hawley’s FX anthology series Fargo, is set to star opposite Sydney Chandler in Hawley‘s prequel to the Alien franchise, sources tell Deadline.

Details about Olyphant’s character are not being disclosed. I hear he plays Kirsh, a synth who acts as a mentor and trainer for Chandler’s Wendy who is a hybrid, a meta-human who has the brain and consciousness of a child but the body of an adult.

I was stoked enough that the guy who made the Fargo show and Legion was looking to bring his magic to the Alien franchise. Bringing on one of my favorite actors in Olyphant just underlines my interest.

The bummer is that we might not see this show until 2025, but it’ll be worth it.