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'Alien' Franchise Crafts New Creatures for 'Alien: Earth' TV Show

The series launched on Disney+ Canada beginning August 12, set in 2120 shortly before the original 1979 film.
Showrunner Noah Hawley, who adapted Fargo, reimagines Alien on Earth for the first time after six films and two Predator crossovers.
Beyond the xenomorph, four other deadly creatures emerge, with Larlarb ensuring authenticity through about 2000 costumes, 90% crafted in-house, and Andy Nicholson replicating the corridors.
On Tuesday, viewers meet Wendy, a metahuman, leading the rescue after a deep space research vessel crash-lands on Earth in 'Alien: Earth' on Hulu and FX.
By reframing Alien as a morality tale, Hawley emphasizes human resilience amid a nature and technology conflict, with Weyland-Yutani Corp.'s profit-driven plan backfiring when aliens escape.

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