Overview

• The series launched with a two-episode premiere on August 12 and will roll out weekly through September 23 on FX and Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
• Early reviews report a 94% Rotten Tomatoes critics rating that praises the show’s tense atmosphere and high cinematic production values.
• Sydney Chandler’s portrayal of Wendy—a child consciousness in a synthetic adult body—has been singled out for its eerie emotional depth.
• Noah Hawley introduced entirely new alien species to recapture the original Alien franchise’s sense of discovery under executive producer Ridley Scott’s oversight.
• Practical creature effects and a retro-futuristic aesthetic frame transhumanist ethics and corporate rivalries on Earth in the year 2120.