Noah Hawley

Noah Hawley (born May 10, 1967) is an American screenwriter, television producer, author and singer. He is best known for creating, chiefly writing and often directing the FX television series Fargo (2014–2024), Legion (2017–2019) and Alien: Earth (2025–present). He also worked on the series Bones (2005–2008), The Unusuals (2009), and My Generation (2010). Hawley wrote the film The Alibi (2006) and wrote and directed the film Lucy in the Sky (2019). He has also written six novels and contributed to the soundtracks of Fargo, Legion and Alien: Earth by singing covers of popular songs produced by composer Jeff Russo, a frequent collaborator on Hawley's projects. In November 2025, along with the renewal of Alien: Earth, it was announced Hawley and Rob McElhenney were creating a television series based on the Far Cry video games for FX.