Noah Hawley is not a shy dude when it comes to giving his opinion on the world of making TV—something he proved yet again this week during a conversation at Canneseries, the international TV festival that shares a location with the world’s most famous film fest.

The Alien franchise has been a fascinating way to look at the past 45 years of Hollywood blockbusters. The first film was directed by an up-and-coming auteur who remains a prolific filmmaker decades later. In between, we got sequels that ranged from great ...

With Alien: Earth here, a lot of fans are rewatching the Alien films and reacquainting themselves with Ellen Ripley, xenomorphs, and the corporations who run things. And as someone who grew up with these films and is loving the new series on FX, I’ve got ...