Overview

• The U.S. premiere will air two episodes back-to-back at 8 p.m. ET on FX and Hulu, with one new episode released weekly through Sept. 23.
• International audiences can stream Alien: Earth on Disney+ beginning Aug. 13 in markets such as the UK, Canada and Australia.
• Noah Hawley’s eight-episode prequel shifts the Alien franchise to Earth in 2120 and follows Wendy, a human consciousness in a synthetic body, investigating a crashed Weyland-Yutani vessel.
• Early critic reviews have placed the show in the low-90s on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the franchise’s highest rated entries before public launch.
• FX executives have asked Hawley to plan at least two seasons, signaling the network’s intent to expand Alien: Earth into a recurring series.