Overview
- Chandler declined to play Variety’s ‘How Well Do They Know Each Other?’ Q&A game with co-star Timothy Olyphant and showrunner Noah Hawley, saying she felt uncomfortable appearing in an on-camera segment with older male colleagues.
- Variety Editor-in-Chief Ramin Setoodeh removed her from the July 23 cover shoot after her team’s alternate proposals for a different video format were rejected.
- An attempt to reschedule the shoot on July 24 fell through when Chandler fell ill; her glam and styling team also could not be reassembled at short notice.
- Showrunner Noah Hawley said he was disappointed that his female-centric series lacked its lead actress on the cover, calling the situation awkward.
- FX is pressing ahead with promotional efforts for Alien: Earth as the series prepares to premiere August 12 on FX and stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.