Noah Hawley Explained

Noah Hawley
Birth Place:New York City, United States
Alma Mater:Sarah Lawrence College
Spouse:Kyle Hawley
Children:2
Relatives:Louise Armstrong (mother)
Years Active:2005–present

Noah Hawley (born 1967) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, author, and singer. He is best known for creating and writing the FX series Fargo (2014–present) and Legion (2017–2019). 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 is a singer, having contributed to the soundtracks of Fargo and Legion by singing covers of popular music produced by composer Jeff Russo. He will write and direct the upcoming FX series , which is based on the film franchise and is expected to premiere in 2025.

Early life

Hawley was born in New York City in 1967,[1] [2] the son of non-fiction writer and feminist activist Louise Armstrong (1937–2008)[3] and businessman Tom Hawley.[3] His maternal grandmother was a playwright. He has a twin brother named Alexi, who is also a television writer and is best known as the creator of the series State of Affairs, The Rookie, and The Recruit.[2] [3]

In 1989, Hawley graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a degree in political science.[4] [5] He worked for the Legal Aid Society in New York City, dealing with cases involving child abuse and neglect, a topic on which his mother had written ground-breaking books.[5] [6] He later moved to San Francisco, California. He worked as a paralegal[2] and in computer programming at law firms.[5]

Career

Books

Hawley has published six novels: A Conspiracy of Tall Men (1998), Other People's Weddings (2004), The Punch (2008), The Good Father (2012), Before the Fall (2016), and Anthem (2022). He also published the non-fiction work Fargo: This is a True Story (2019).[7]

Television

Hawley was a writer and producer on the first three seasons of Bones (2005–2008).[8] He was also a creator and an executive producer of The Unusuals (2009) and My Generation (2010).[9]

Hawley is the creator, primary writer, and executive producer of the FX anthology series Fargo (2014present), based on the Coen brothers' 1996 film of the same name.[10] In 2014, Fargo won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries, along with 17 additional nominations at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards. In total, the series has been nominated for 113 awards since its premiere, winning 32.

In December 2015, Hawley extended his production deal with FX.[11] He wrote and served as executive producer for Legion (2017–2019), a series based on the Marvel comic book character.[12]

Hawley will create, write, direct, and produce , a series based on the film franchise.[13] It is expected to air on FX in 2025.[14]

Film

Hawley wrote the original screenplay for the film The Alibi (2006).[15]

In September 2014, Hawley signed a deal with Universal Pictures to script an untitled project for their then-upcoming Dark Universe. Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to Hawley's novel, Before the Fall, with him writing the screenplay.[16] In 2016, his 26 Keys production company signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to do films.[17]

On July 20, 2017, Hawley announced at Comic Con that he was writing and directing a Doctor Doom movie with 20th Century Fox.[18] However, the project was shelved following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox.[19] [20]

In 2019, he made his feature film directorial debut with Lucy in the Sky, a drama film starring Natalie Portman as an astronaut, for Fox Searchlight.[21]

In November 2019, it was announced that Hawley would be writing and directing the fourth installment in the rebooted Star Trek franchise.[22] He finished the script in September 2020. It would feature a new crew, although set in the same universe.[23] In late November 2020, the project was cancelled.[24]

Personal life

Hawley and his wife, Kyle, have two children together.[2] They split their time between Los Angeles and Austin, Texas.[2] Hawley has a brother named Alexi Hawley who is also a writer and producer

Filmography

Film

YearTitlewidth=65Directorwidth=65Writerwidth=65Producer
2006The Alibi
2019Lucy in the Sky

Television

YearTitlewidth=65Directorwidth=65WriterExecutive
Producer		CreatorNotes
2005–2008BonesWriter (6 episodes)
Also co-producer (14 episodes)
2009The Unusuals3 episodes
Also composer
2010My Generation2 episodes
2014–presentFargoDirector (6 episodes)
Writer (48 episodes)
2017–2019LegionDirector (3 episodes)
Writer (19 episodes)
2025

Published works

Notes and References

  1. News: Noah Hawley: 'It's the parents who create killers' . The Telegraph . March 28, 2012 . Peter . Stanford . December 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925061914/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/9169244/Noah-Hawley-Its-the-parents-who-create-killers.html . September 25, 2015 . live.
  2. 'Fargo' Creator Noah Hawley: How I Made It in Hollywood . The Hollywood Reporter . April 15, 2014 . December 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150204224217/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fargo-creator-noah-hawley-how-694492 . February 4, 2015 . live.
  3. News: Louise Armstrong . The Guardian . December 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141211013156/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/sep/24/childprotection . December 11, 2014 . live.
  4. http://alum.slc.edu/page.aspx?pid=273 "News and Announcements from Alums"
  5. News: Success stalks thriller writer . . SFgate.com . August 31, 1998 . Jane . Ganahl . December 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141211053023/http://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Success-stalks-thriller-writer-3305223.php . December 11, 2014 . live.
  6. Web site: News and Announcements from Alums . Sarah Lawrence College . December 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110117123148/http://alum.slc.edu/page.aspx?pid=273 . January 17, 2011 . live.
  7. Web site: Noah Hawley . January 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315204841/https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/noah-hawley/ . March 15, 2016 . live.
  8. Elks, Jennifer, The Skinny, accessed June 21, 2011.
  9. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/01/20/development-update-wednesday-january-20/8488/ "Development Update:Wednesday, January 20"
  10. Web site: 'Fargo' Season 4 Premiere Date Set at FX . Thorne. Will . Variety . en-US. September 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200812194056/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/fargo-season-4-premiere-date-fx-2-1234730391/. August 12, 2020. live . August 10, 2020.
  11. Web site: FX Inks New Deal with 'Fargo' Creator Noah Hawley, Sets New Development Projects . Wagmeister . Elizabeth . Variety . en-US. April 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170628085616/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/fx-inks-new-deal-with-fargo-creator-noah-hawley-sets-new-development-projects-1201658532/. June 28, 2017. live . December 10, 2015.
  12. Web site: 'Fargo' creator developing 'Legion' series with Marvel and FX . Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. April 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160409002836/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/14/legion-series-marvel. April 9, 2016. live.
  13. Web site: D'Alessandro. Anthony. 2020-12-10. 'Alien' Series In The Works At FX With 'Fargo' Creator Noah Hawley; Ridley Scott In Advance Talks To EP. 2021-07-04. Deadline. en-US.
  14. Web site: 2021-08-13. Noah Hawley's 'Alien' TV Series Won't Premiere Until 2023, Earliest. 2021-10-04. Decider. en-US.
  15. Elks, Jennifer "Lies and Alibis", Coming Soon, accessed June 21, 2011.
  16. Web site: 'Fargo's Noah Hawley To Adapt His Novel 'Before The Fall' In Sony Pic Deal . Fleming . Mike Jr. . Deadline . en-US. April 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160504094433/http://deadline.com/2014/09/fargo-noah-hawley-novel-before-the-fall-sony-836510/. May 4, 2016. live . September 18, 2014.
  17. Web site: McNary. Dave. 2016-04-25. Noah Hawley Signs First-Look Deal With Fox. 2020-12-04. Variety. en-US.
  18. Web site: Doctor Doom Movie In Development From Legion's Noah Hawley. Leadbeater. Alex. Screen Rant. July 20, 2017. July 20, 2017.
  19. Web site: Noah Hawley's Doctor Doom Movie Is Written, But Don't Expect to See It Anytime Soon. Vulture. Riesman. Abraham. June 4, 2018. June 4, 2018.
  20. Web site: 'Legion's Noah Hawley Talks Tonight's Series Finale, 'Fargo', 'Doctor Doom' Movie & 'Cat's Cradle' Adaptation. Deadline. August 13, 2019.
  21. Web site: Kroll . Justin . Natalie Portman in Talks to Replace Reese Witherspoon in 'Pale Blue Dot' (EXCLUSIVE) . January 11, 2018 . Variety . January 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180125134737/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/natalie-portman-fox-searchlights-pale-blue-dot-1202645031/. January 25, 2018. live.
  22. Web site: Noah Hawley to Write and Direct Next 'Star Trek' Movie. Kroll. Justin. 2019-11-19. Variety. en. 2019-11-20.
  23. Web site: Noah Hawley Confirms Star Trek Film Would Feature New Crew, Project in "Statis". TrekMovieStaff. 2020-09-15. TrekMovie. en. 2020-09-21.
  24. Web site: Star Trek Is Not In Director Noah Hawley's Immediate Future. Fuge. Jon. 2020-12-01. MovieWeb. en. 2020-12-02.

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