Overview

• Series creator Noah Hawley limited the alien menagerie to four new lifeforms alongside the Xenomorph, each crafted with a clear story-driven purpose in collaboration with Weta Workshop.
• The show is set in 2120 on an Earth ruled by five megacorporations, establishing a self-contained mythology that ignores the Prometheus and Covenant prequels.
• Six terminally ill children have their consciousnesses uploaded into synthetic adult bodies, a hybrid concept that initially made FX executives nervous but now anchors the series’ exploration of identity.
• Hawley has suggested his earthbound backstory and corporate framework to other Alien filmmakers and maintains loose dialogue with parallel projects to prevent duplicate storytelling.
• Alien: Earth launches with a two-episode premiere on August 12 in the US (Hulu) and August 13 internationally (Disney+), with new installments streaming weekly thereafter.