Overview

• Set in 2120, the series follows a Weyland-Yutani vessel crash in Prodigy territory that unleashes Xenomorphs and other alien specimens on a corporately controlled Earth.
• Created by Noah Hawley and produced by Ridley Scott, the eight-episode prequel features Sydney Chandler as Wendy, Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier, Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh and Alex Lawther as Hermit.
• Central to the plot is Prodigy’s “Lost Boys” program, which transfers terminally ill children’s consciousness into synthetic bodies to hunt and contain the alien threat.
• Reviewers praise the show’s worldbuilding, focusing on the corporate arms race, transhumanist ethics and the emotional sibling bond in high-stakes horror.
• Alien: Earth will premiere its first two episodes on FX and Hulu on August 12, 2025.