“Alien: Earth” is bringing the xenomorphs somewhere they’ve never been before: Television.
The FX TV series developed by Noah Hawley, who created fan-favorite shows including “Legion” and “Fargo,” will expand the “Alien” timeline to before Ridley Scott’s original 1979 movie.
It’s a good time to be a fan of the franchise, since 2024 also saw the release of “Alien: Romulus,” which surprised audiences with its ultra-gory sequences and jump scares.
As the title suggests, the 2025 TV series brings the xenomorphs to Earth.
The films often mention that if the deadly creatures make it to Earth, it will be game over for the human race. This will no doubt raise questions for sci-fi fans about the continuity of the long-running movie franchise.
Here’s everything we know about “Alien: Earth” so far.
‘Alien: Earth’ will premiere on August 12.
On May 13, Disney confirmed that the show will begin streaming on Hulu on August 12, with episodes arriving on Disney+ on August 13.
The show consists of eight episodes and its finale will air on September 23. It’s unclear whether FX and Disney are planning to continue the show beyond season one or if it will be a limited series.
The ‘Alien: Earth’ cast includes Timothy Olyphant, Sydney Chandler, and Alex Lawther.
Disney and FX also released a handful of images showing the characters who will come face-to-face with the Xenomorphs, as well as a lengthy new synopsis that explains what to expect from “Alien: Earth.”
It reads: “In the year 2120, the Earth is governed by five corporations: Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic and Threshold. In this Corporate Era, cyborgs (humans with both biological and artificial parts) and synthetics (humanoid robots with artificial intelligence) exist alongside humans. But the game is changed when the wunderkind Founder and CEO of Prodigy Corporation unlocks a new technological advancement: hybrids (humanoid robots infused with human consciousness).
“The first hybrid prototype named “Wendy” marks a new dawn in the race for immortality. After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides into Prodigy City, “Wendy” and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined.”
Sydney Chandler will play Wendy, the human-robot hybrid at the center of the series. Timothy Olyphant, best known for his roles in “Scream” and “The Mandalorian, will join her to play Kirsh, another robot, who looks after her.
They’re joined by the “Andor” actor Alex Lawther, who plays a soldier named CJ, Samuel Blenkin as a CEO named Boy Kavalier, and Essie Davis as Dame Silvia. Also in the cast are Diêm Camille and Moe Bar-El as soldiers named Siberian and Rashidi, respectively.
‘Alien: Earth’ is set two years before the first movie.
The “Alien” timeline is starting to get quite messy with the various sequels and prequels. But Hawley is keeping things fresh by rolling back the clock so that “Alien: Earth” is set two years before the first movie.
The first teaser for the series confirmed the year that it takes place with the ominous tagline: “In 2120, Mother Earth is expecting.”
1979’s “Alien” takes place in 2122, and by giving the show a little breathing room from the movies, it can hopefully stand on its own two feet.
Hawley told Deadline last September: “There’s something about seeing a xenomorph in the wilds of Earth with your own eyes. That is truly chilling to think of it moving here among us, and so I can’t tell you under what circumstances you’ll see that, but you’ll see it — and you’re going to lock your door that night.”
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