FX begins filming Alien: Earth Season 2 in London

Production has begun on the second season of the FX series "Alien Earth" in London, with three new actors joining the cast. Tracey Ullman, Sam Spruell, and Jerome Flynn have all signed on for the upcoming season, which continues the story set in the "Alien" universe prior to the events of the 1979 film.

The trio joins a large returning ensemble cast led by Sydney Chandler, alongside Alex Lawther, Timothy Olyphant, Essie Davis, Babou Ceesay, Samuel Blenkin, Adarsh Gourav, Jonathan Ajayi, Erana James, Lily Newmark, Adrian Edmondson, David Rysdahl, Moe Bar-El, and Sandra Yi Sencindiver. They will also appear alongside Peter Dinklage, whose addition to the season was announced previously. Details about the characters the new actors will portray, as well as specific plot points for the new season, are being kept secret.

The series, created by Noah Hawley, is set in the year 2120, a period known as the Corporate Era where five powerful corporations-Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic, and Threshold-wield national-level power. The first season followed Wendy, a hybrid prototype infused with human consciousness, and a group of soldiers as they confronted a terrifying...