Overview

• The series premiered with two episodes on Aug. 12 in the U.S. via FX and Hulu and on Aug. 13 internationally via Disney+; six weekly installments will follow through late September.
• Set in 2120, the narrative takes place two years before the original film as five megacorporations clash after a deep-space vessel crash-lands on Earth.
• It introduces hybrid characters—artificial bodies housing human consciousness—to deepen transhumanist questions about identity and mortality.
• Shot primarily in Thailand, the production leans on practical creature effects and large-scale sets to deliver a tactile, atmospheric horror.
• Early reviews have lauded its grounded atmosphere and novel creature designs, judging the launch a promising expansion for the franchise’s first live-action TV venture.