US EditionTV Review: 'Alien: Earth' a Frightening, Provocative Sci-Fi Entry
EARTH, AUG 12 – The series explores corporate rivalry and transhumanism through a chaotic rescue mission featuring new alien creatures alongside xenomorphs, premiering with eight episodes on August 12, 2025.
- On August 12, 2025, showrunner Noah Hawley will launch Alien: Earth on FX and Hulu, with the first two episodes premiering and weekly releases to follow.
- Since purchasing 20th Century Fox in 2019, Disney revived the Alien franchise, and Hawley said television allows for deeper storytelling than film, finding Scott's prequels less useful.
- Working with a fresh cast, including Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Lily Newmark, and Essie Davis, Hawley aims to maintain suspense and unpredictability.
- The first episodes also stream on Disney+ in the UK on Wednesday 13th August, with new episodes premiering weekly each Wednesday.
- Fans are poised as the FX series explores the early days of the corporate arms race that shaped humanity’s future, reconnecting to Weyland-Yutani in Alien: Earth.
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