The speaker discusses the challenge of creating a TV series based on Alien, emphasizing the need for enough thematic and character depth to sustain 10-40 hours of content. They highlight the importance of evolving the concept beyond a mere monster movie, aiming to capture the same feeling as the original while telling a different story, showcasing their skill in reimagining great films in long form.
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni take stock of layoffs at Amazon as a result of consolidation and reorganizing across its studios. Eric Deggans speaks to Fargo creator Noah Hawley about the fifth season of his anthology series. The writer and director talks about the challenges of writing 51 hours of television based on the Coen Brothers film of the same name. He also teases his upcoming FX series based on Ridley Scott's Alien franchise.