Alien Fans Are Not Happy With Series Release

But post-pandemic, the Alien series commenced production, and filming began in Thailand in July 2023. At this time, lead actress Sydney Chandler was not needed for the first hour of production. Since a majority of the British cast works under an Equity contract and not under the SAG-AFTRA umbrella, the first hour was able to be filmed without Chandler.

In other words, Chandler’s involvement with the Alien series would lead to a production halt in late August because she’s part of the SAG-AFTRA union, which had been on strike all summer. Now that the SAG-AFTRA union has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP this past week, we can all hope that we won’t see any more production delays. It’s worth noting, however, that the SAG-AFTRA board needs to approve the deal this coming weekend.