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Alien: Earth Tops Charts on Hulu and Disney+ as Episode 3 Arrives Today

Noah Hawley’s TV prequel reimagines the saga on Earth, exploring hybrid consciousness alongside corporate power.

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Jonathan Ajayi plays Smee and Timothy Olyphant portrays Kirsh in the new version of “Alien,” called “Alien: Earth” and streaming on Hulu. (Patrick Brown/TNS)
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Boy Kavalier and Kirsh in Alien: Earth Episode 3

Overview

  • Episode 3 releases today, August 19, at 8 p.m. ET on FX with streaming on Hulu and Disney+; the eight-episode season rolls out weekly after a two-episode August 12 premiere.
  • The series holds a 96% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes after strong early reviews praising its tone and craft.
  • Collider reports the show is the most popular title in more than 25 countries on Disney+ and ranks first on Hulu in the U.S.
  • Set in 2120—two years before the original 1979 film—the story relocates Alien’s terror to Earth.
  • The premise follows a Weyland-Yutani research ship crashing into Prodigy City and a response team of Prodigy hybrids led by Wendy, blending creature horror with transhuman themes.