‘alien: Romulus‘ Creator Noah Hawley Details Episode 5S Cyborg Reveal and Weyland-Yutani Connection
Noah Hawley, creator of FX’s “Alien: Romulus,” clarified key details from the series’ fifth episode in a recent interview with Deadline, addressing fan questions about the character of Morrow and the show’s relationship to the established alien universe. The episode,titled “In Space,No One…”,features Babou Ceesay as Morrow and sparked immediate discussion regarding his augmented physicality and allegiances.
Hawley confirmed morrow is a “cyborg,” a human enhanced with “prosthetic appendages and maybe a neural link,” describing the character’s self-assessment as “the worst parts of a man.” This distinction, he explained, separates morrow from being a full synthetic like Wolverine. The episode also prominently featured a building resembling the Weyland-Yutani Corporation headquarters, prompting speculation about a central antagonist. Hawley revealed the series deliberately focuses on a competing company, while still aiming to satisfy fans by offering a glimpse into the association behind the pursuit of the Xenomorphs.
Addressing Morrow’s motivations, Hawley stated definitively, “He’s not a friend to [the aliens]. He gave up 65 years of his life. They’re his life’s work. He has a mission to complete, which is to bring them back to his bosses. So that’s what he’s going to do.” This clarifies Morrow’s role as a pragmatic operative, driven by obligation rather than sympathy.
Hawley emphasized the creative freedom afforded by the relatively sparse mythology surrounding humanity’s organization in the Alien films. “What’s amazing after seven Alien movies is how little mythology there is about how humanity is organized, life on earth, all of it,” he saeid. He further explained his approach to the franchise, noting the original 1979 film centered on “space truckers” and a simple, ill-fated mission.”Over the course of the movies, you get a little more exposure to who is pulling the strings, but it is indeed still left pretty oblique,” Hawley added, highlighting the opportunity to expand the universe while respecting its established ambiguity.
