‘Fargo’ and ‘Alien: Earth’ Creator To Direct a Horror Remake

Like most people, I spend the majority of September and October watching horror movies. I used to spend all of that time consuming scary cinema, but I had kids and so on. Regardless, I still like to get spooky around that time of year, and this last fall was no exception. Usually, the latter half of that time is spent rewatching films I know and love, while the first half is spent exploring potential new favorites. 2026 ended with my wife and me seeing the Argentinian Aterrados (Terrified) for the first time.

The film was my wife’s choice, as it was a favorite of someone she followed online. It tells the story of an evil little street where giant naked ghosts/monsters terrorize the residents. Eventually, a kid comes back from the dead, the police get involved, and then paranormal investigators get thrown into the mix as well. There are a lot of ideas at play for a movie that is only 86-minutes long, and the thing never quite came together for either of us. Now, it is being remade.

Ordinarily, if I see that a foreign horror movie is being remade, and I watch that movie, I get confused as to why a remake is necessary. More often than not, the movies are perfectly fine as is and can be enjoyed without someone stripping away the subtitles in favor of Americanisms and fake teeth. Rec, a Spanish found-footage horror film from 2007, is a perfect example of this. It is, I would argue, a near-perfect movie, and could have just been released as is in the US. Instead, we got Quarantine, which is not great.

For me, Aterrados getting remade makes much more sense. It’s not that it isn’t good, but there are elements of it that could be focused on more to make it more effective. For instance, there are several paranormal investigators who appear in the film with their own little methods, and none of that is ever really explained. The ghosts also get kind of explained, and I’m not someone who needs to be bombarded with information, but some basic rules are always nice in horror, and I just remember the film missing that.

According to THR, Noah Hawley, the man behind Fargo and Alien: Earth, will be directing and producing a remake of this film, working directly with Demián Rugna, who created the original. The remake is set to be a reimaging, and I’m pretty firmly on board for that. I never would have thought a Fargo reimagining would work, but I love that show. I’ve yet to watch Alien: Earth, but folks here love it. This is just one of those announcements that feels like it’s all upside.

I’m certain that there are people who hold Aterrados in higher regard than me (it has quite the following), so we’ll see what the general reaction was. If you have yet to see the original film, I would do so and decide for yourself. There are certainly plenty of strong elements to it, but I think a remake by such a talented creative force sounds like a bang-up idea.