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Adarsh Gourav has joined the cast of the ‘Alien‘ prequel series, which will be produced by veteran Hollywood director Ridley Scott.
The actor’s spokesperson stated in a press release on Tuesday that the series marks a significant milestone as the ‘Alien’ franchise ventures into episodic storytelling for the first time.
Gourav rose to prominence after his performance in the 2021 film ‘The White Tiger’ was nominated for a BAFTA. He has also appeared in the climate change series ‘Extrapolations’ on Apple TV+.
The Indian actor appears in the ‘Alien’ series alongside Sydney Chandler, Kit Young, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, and Essie Davis, PTI reported from Mumbai.
The showrunner is set to be Noah Hawley. Produced by 20th Television and Scott Free Productions, the series will air on FX and Hulu.
Scott directed the first ‘Alien’ film in 1979, which was followed by three sequels — ‘Aliens’(1986), ‘Alien 3’ (1992), and ‘Alien Resurrection’ (1997), directed by James Cameron, David Fincher, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, respectively. Sigourney Weaver starred in all of the films.
Scott has also directed two prequels, ‘Prometheus’ (2012) and ‘Alien: Covenant’ (2017), both of which star English actor Michael Fassbender.
The Netflix series ‘Guns & Gulaabs’ was Gourav’s most recent release in India.
