Alien: Earth creator reveals what he took from Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (and what he didn’t)

‘Alien: Earth’ Makes Xenomorphs Must-Watch Horror Again

It took 30 years, but thanks to series creator Noah Hawley, FX has a thrilling, brainy, and wonderfully gruesome hit.

Alien: Earth creator reveals what he took from Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (and what he didn’t)

In 1982, three years after directing the space-horror classic Alien (and following a failed attempt to adapt Frank Herbert’s Dune into a film), Ridley Scott came back down to Earth. His follow-up film, Blade Runner, started with a concept Alien only briefly touched on — a robot masquerading as a human — and exploded it into a moody noir sci-fi set in a perpetually rain-soaked future version of our Los Angeles.

Alien: Earth TV Review - A Promising Start for Xenomorphs on the Small Screen

PLOT: Two years before the Nostromo fell prey to a xenomorph, the space vessel Maginot crash-lands on Earth with some very dangerous cargo. REVIEW: Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth is probably the most ambitious TV series of the year. Featuring top-notch production values and a budget that would likely put most other shows to shame, FX is clearly trying to turn the Alien franchise into a high-end, tentpole series—something that can do for them what Ga…

Alien: Earth's Noah Hawley Talks Blade Runner Comparisons

Noah Hawley addresses the Blade Runner comparisons, the rise of hybrids, and why Alien: Earth is still Alien. Alien: Earth’s Noah Hawley Talks Blade Runner Comparisons Written by Jarrod Saunders for Fortress of Solitude