Overview

• Free pilot screenings of Alien: Earth will run in select theaters on August 6 and 7 before the series premieres on FX and Hulu on August 12.
• The eight-episode prequel is set in 2120 on a planet governed by five rival megacorporations and centers on hybrid prototype Wendy confronting a cascading alien outbreak.
• Creator Noah Hawley directed the first episode and collaborates with executive producer Ridley Scott to recreate the original film’s analogue aesthetic through extensive practical effects.
• Premiere events in New York and Europe featured live creature displays and cast interviews with Sydney Chandler, Babou Ceesay and other series leads.
• Alien: Earth extends the franchise two years before the 1979 original by probing themes of transhumanism, corporate power struggles and environmental collapse.