Noah Hawley | |
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| Hawley in 2014 Hawley in 2014 | |
| Born | 1967 (age 57–58) New York City, U.S.[1] |
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| Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | Kyle Hawley |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | Louise Armstrong (mother) |
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Noah Hawley (born c. 1967) is an American television writer and producer, screenwriter, and bestselling author, known for creating and writing the FX television series Fargo (2014–present) and Legion (2017–2019). Hawley earlier worked on the television series Bones (2005–2008), The Unusuals (2009), and My Generation (2010).
Early life[]
Hawley was born and raised in New York City, New York.[1][2] His mother, Louise Armstrong,[3] was a non-fiction writer and activist, and his maternal grandmother was a playwright. His father, Tom Hawley, was a businessman.[3] He has a twin brother, Alexi, who is a writer for the television show The Following and the creator of State of Affairs.[2][3]
Hawley graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a degree in political science in 1989.[4][5] He worked for the Legal Aid Society in New York City, dealing with cases involving child abuse and neglect.[5][6] He later moved to San Francisco. He worked in computer programming at law firms[5] and as a paralegal.[2]
Career[]
Books[]
He has published five novels: A Conspiracy of Tall Men (1998), Other People's Weddings (2004), The Punch (2008), The Good Father (2012), and Before the Fall (2016).[7]
Television[]
Hawley at the 2019 WonderCon, promoting Legion
Hawley was a writer and producer on the first three seasons of the television series Bones (2005–2008).[8] He was also creator and executive producer of The Unusuals (2009) and My Generation (2010).[9]
Hawley is the creator, primary writer, and executive producer of the FX anthology television series Fargo (2014), based on the Coen brothers' 1996 film of the same name. On August 25, 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 of them. The fourth season of Fargo premiered on September 27, 2020.[10]
In December 2015, Hawley extended his production deal with FX.[11] He wrote and served as executive producer for Legion, an FX television series based on the Marvel comic book character.[12] Hawley will also write and executive produce a limited series adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle for FX.[13] He will executive produce, but not write for, two additional adaptations for FX: Hellhound on His Trail, based on the book of the same name, and The Hot Rock, also based on a book.[11]
On December 10, 2020, it's announced that Noah Hawley would serve as showrunner for a new Alien TV Series for the network FX alongside with Ridley Scott, the original director of the original 1979 film Alien serving as executive producer.
Film[]
Hawley wrote the original screenplay for the film The Alibi (2006).[14]
In September 2014, it was announced that Hawley had signed a deal with Universal Pictures to script an untitled project for their upcoming Dark Universe.[15] Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to Hawley's latest novel, Before the Fall, with him writing the screenplay.[15] In 2016, his 26 Keys production company signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to do films.[16] On July 20, 2017, Hawley announced at Comic Con that he is writing and directing a Doctor Doom movie with 20th Century Fox.[17] However, the project was shelved following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox.[18][19]
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.[20] He has also been set to direct Man Alive, from a sci-fi spec script by first-time screenwriter Joe Greenberg.[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, it was revealed that the project was cancelled and Noah Hawley left.[24]
Personal life[]
Hawley resides in Austin, Texas and Los Angeles, California, with his wife, Kyle Hawley, and their two children.[2]
Filmography[]
Television[]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive producer |
Creator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2008 | Bones | Yes | 6 episodes | |||
| 2009 | The Unusuals | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 episodes Also composer | |
| 2010 | My Generation | Yes | Yes | Developer; 2 episodes | ||
| 2014–present | Fargo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017–2019 | Legion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| TBA | Alien | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Film[]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Alibi | Yes | |||
| 2019 | Lucy in the Sky | Yes | Yes | Yes | Directorial debut |
Published works[]
- Hawley, Noah (1998). A Conspiracy of Tall Men. Harmony. ISBN 978-0609602805. https://archive.org/details/conspiracyoftall00hawl_0.
- Hawley, Noah (2004). Other People's Weddings. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0312322731. https://archive.org/details/otherpeopleswedd00hawl.
- Hawley, Noah (2008). The Punch: A Novel. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0811864299.
- Hawley, Noah (2012). The Good Father. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0385535533. https://archive.org/details/goodfather00hawl.
- Hawley, Noah (2016). Before the Fall. Grand Central. ISBN 978-1455561780.
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Limited Series | Fargo | Won |
| Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special | Nominated | |||
| Critics' Choice Television Award | Best Miniseries | Won | ||
| Producers Guild of America Award | Best Long-Form Television | Won | ||
| Golden Globe Award | Best Miniseries | Won | ||
| 2015 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Limited Series | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special | Nominated | |||
| Critics' Choice Television Award | Best Miniseries | Won | ||
| Producers Guild of America Award | Best Long-Form Television | Won | ||
| Golden Globe Award | Best Miniseries | Nominated | ||
| Writers Guild of America Award | Long Form - Adapted | Won | ||
| 2017 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Limited Series | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special | Nominated | |||
| Writers Guild of America Award | Long Form - Adapted | Nominated |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stanford, Peter (March 28, 2012). "Noah Hawley: 'It's the parents who create killers'". The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/9169244/Noah-Hawley-Its-the-parents-who-create-killers.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "'Fargo' Creator Noah Hawley: How I Made It in Hollywood". The Hollywood Reporter. April 15, 2014. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fargo-creator-noah-hawley-how-694492. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Louise Armstrong". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/sep/24/childprotection.
- ↑ "News and Announcements from Alums" Archived January 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Sarah Lawrence College website, accessed May 30, 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ganahl, Jane (August 31, 1998). "Success stalks thriller writer". The San Francisco Examiner. http://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Success-stalks-thriller-writer-3305223.php.
- ↑ "News and Announcements from Alums". Sarah Lawrence College. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Noah Hawley". Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Elks, Jennifer , The Skinny, accessed June 21, 2011.
- ↑ "Development Update:Wednesday, January 20", The Futon Critic, accessed June 21, 2011.
- ↑ Thorne, Will (August 10, 2020). "'Fargo' Season 4 Premiere Date Set at FX". Variety. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 11.0 11.1 Wagmeister, Elizabeth (December 10, 2015). "FX Inks New Deal with 'Fargo' Creator Noah Hawley, Sets New Development Projects". Variety. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "'Fargo' creator developing 'Legion' series with Marvel and FX". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (November 18, 2015). "'Cat's Cradle' Limited Series Adaptation In Works At FX With Noah Hawley & IM Global". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Elks, Jennifer "Lies and Alibis" Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Coming Soon, accessed June 21, 2011.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Jr, Mike Fleming (September 18, 2014). "'Fargo's Noah Hawley To Adapt His Novel 'Before The Fall' In Sony Pic Deal". Deadline. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ McNary, Dave (2016-04-25). "Noah Hawley Signs First-Look Deal With Fox". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Leadbeater, Alex (July 20, 2017). "Doctor Doom Movie In Development From Legion's Noah Hawley". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Riesman, Abraham (June 4, 2018). "Noah Hawley's Doctor Doom Movie Is Written, But Don't Expect to See It Anytime Soon". Vulture. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "'Legion's Noah Hawley Talks Tonight's Series Finale, 'Fargo', 'Doctor Doom' Movie & 'Cat's Cradle' Adaptation". Deadline. August 13, 2019.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Kroll, Justin (January 11, 2018). "Natalie Portman in Talks to Replace Reese Witherspoon in 'Pale Blue Dot' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Hipes, Patrick (April 22, 2016). "Fox Acquires Newbie's Sci-Fi Spec 'Man Alive' For 'Fargo's Noah Hawley To Direct". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Kroll, Justin (2019-11-19). "Noah Hawley to Write and Direct Next 'Star Trek' Movie". Variety. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ TrekMovieStaff (2020-09-15). "Noah Hawley Confirms Star Trek Film Would Feature New Crew, Project in "Statis"". TrekMovie. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Fuge, Jon (2020-12-01). "Star Trek Is Not In Director Noah Hawley's Immediate Future". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
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