Overview

• The first two episodes debuted on FX and Hulu in the US and on Disney+ globally on August 13, instantly becoming the No. 1 series on FlixPatrol and leading Disney+’s Top 10 chart.
• The show has earned critical acclaim with a Rotten Tomatoes score in the mid-90s and social media buzz praising its practical effects and retro-futurist design.
• A trailer released August 14 resolves Episode 2’s cliffhanger by confirming CJ’s survival and hints at heightened stakes for returning characters.
• Early storylines center on Prodigy’s controversial hybrid human program and corporate rivalry with Weyland-Yutani as Dr. Kirsh and his team dissect a newly discovered alien species.
• Noah Hawley explains his creative choice to sidestep established prequel continuity while expanding the Xenomorph lifecycle with multiple new creature types to reignite franchise dread.