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Alien: Earth Trailer Unveils Hybrid Protagonist and Multiple Alien Threats

Featuring hybrid heroine Wendy alongside five alien species, the two-minute trailer for FX and Hulu’s prequel series sets up its August 12 debut.

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Overview

  • The trailer reveals Wendy (Sydney Chandler), Prodigy Corporation’s first human-synthetic hybrid, leading a tactical team to investigate a crashed spacecraft on Earth.
  • A downed Weyland-Yutani research vessel in 2120 has unleashed five distinct alien lifeforms, including the iconic xenomorph, broadening the franchise’s roster of extraterrestrial horrors.
  • Set two years before Ridley Scott’s 1979 film Alien, the series depicts a dystopian future ruled by five mega-corporations and populated by cyborgs, synthetics and human hybrids.
  • Showrunner Noah Hawley and executive producer Ridley Scott spearhead the TV adaptation, featuring a cast led by Sydney Chandler with Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther and Samuel Blenkin.
  • The trailer’s clicking sound has fueled fan speculation of a potential Predator crossover, though no official confirmation has been provided.