Back in 2016, it was reported that “Take Shelter” director Jeff Nichols was going to remake the 1988 sci-fi neo-noir buddy cop film “Alien Nation” which starred James Caan, Mandy Patinkin and Terence Stamp and told the story of a veteran cop and the first extraterrestrial cop working in L.A. After becoming one of many victims of the Disney acquisition of Fox, it seems Nichols is ready to give “Alien Nation” another go, this time as a mini-series.