Overview

• A final FX promo spotlights Prodigy founder Boy Kavalier’s challenge to Weyland-Yutani and hints at an escalating biotech arms race
• Critics who screened the first two episodes applaud the show’s retro-futuristic design and its focus on building tension over jump scares
• Performances by Sydney Chandler as the first human-synthetic hybrid Wendy and Alex Lawther as her brother Hermit are credited with grounding the series’ emotional stakes
• Creator Noah Hawley and producer Ridley Scott fuse the franchise’s body-horror heritage with contemporary themes of identity, AI and corporate intrigue
• FX and Hulu will release the two-episode premiere on August 12, with subsequent episodes airing weekly