Plot details about Alien: Earth Season 2, including who Peter Dinklage is playing, are being kept under wraps for now. Dinklage recently played the main villain, Leon Prater, in the debut season of Dexter: Resurrection, and he could yet be in line for another villainous role in FX ’s hit sci-fi series.

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Peter Dinklage is about to have another franchise under his belt. The actor has joined the cast of "Alien: Earth" Season 2 at FX as a series regular. The show, created by Noah Hawley, was renewed in November as part of an overall deal between Hawley and FX/Disney.