Overview

• Episode 8 premiered September 23 on FX, with streaming on Hulu and Disney+, capping the eight‑episode first season.
• Post‑episode coverage emphasizes that the conclusion shifts the show’s power dynamics without resolving key conflicts.
• Showrunner Noah Hawley says discussions for a second season are underway, but FX has not announced a renewal or timeline.
• Hawley notes creative plans must fit franchise chronology and budget considerations, describing the scope as a multi‑season story.
• Analyses highlight ongoing threads involving corporate rivalries and the hybrids’ evolving relationship to the aliens, with a separate alien intelligence still an open variable.