The announcement took so long to arrive that it made fans a little nervous, but Alien: Earth is indeed returning for a second season —and recently announced Peter Dinklage as a cast addition. This was all great news for fans of Noah Hawley’s excellent series, which expands the world of the Alien movies in creative and freaky ways . But now, of course, we want to know: how’s season two coming along, and what’s the plan moving forward? Hawley isn’t ready to make any big declarations just yet, but he did give a few crumbs to Deadline in a new interview. “We start [shooting season two] this summer,” he told the trade. “I did a stage walk today past the props and costumes. Things are being built. It’s always exciting to see it.” Alien: Earth has shifted production from Thailand to Pinewood Studios in the UK, which Hawley called “a better home for us long-term.” Long-term , you say? “It’s my hope—I have a place that I’m going, but I don’t know how long it will take me to get there,” Hawley teased.…