Fans of full-grown Xenomorphs, creepy facehuggers, and synthetic beings, rejoice! FX‘s Alien: Earth is almost here!
Fargo and Legion mastermind Noah Hawley‘s latest FX show is a bold new chapter in the Alien franchise. Set around the same time that Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) finds herself fighting for her life on the other side of the galaxy aboard the Nostromo, Alien: Earth imagines what would happen if one of those Weyland-Yutani research vessels made it all the way back home, only to crash land right into a residential high rise. As its name suggests, Alien: Earth takes the thrills and chills of the original Alien movies and unleashes them on planet earth.
Alien: Earth reveals that Weyland-Yutani isn’t the only super corporation up to mischief. Rival company Prodigy, headed by the mercurial Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin), has figured out how to transfer human consciousness into a super-powered synthetic body. The one wrinkle is so far, the procedure has only been successful with dying children like Wendy (Sydney Chandler) and her pals Nibs (Lily Newmark), Slightly (Adarsh Gourav), Smee (Jonathan Ajayi), Curly (Erana James), and Tootles (Kit Young).
When a Weyland-Yutani vessel carrying samples of five distinct alien creatures, including the iconic Xenomorphs, crashes into Prodigy territory, Wendy leads a mission to save her medic brother Hermit (Alex Lawther), who is caught up in the wreckage. She is joined by the synth Kirsh (Timothy Olyphant) and working at odds with cyborg Morrow (Babou Ceesay).
So who will find the aliens first? How scary are the new creatures created for Alien: Earth? And are the facehuggers as scary as they were in 1979? Here’s everything you need to know to catch FX’s Alien: Earth tonight…
Yes, it is. The first two episodes of Alien: Earth make their debut tonight on FX and Hulu.
Alien: Earth comes out on Tuesday, August 12. You’ll be able to watch the first two episodes of the new show tonight.
Future episodes will come out on Tuesdays at 8 PM.
New episodes of Alien: Earth will be streaming on Hulu at 8 PM ET.
If you prefer to watch Alien: Earth on FX, you can catch the first two episodes of the new Noah Hawley show at 8 PM ET or 8 PM PT.
There are a total of eight episodes in Alien: Earth Season 1. New episodes will roll out on FX and Hulu on Tuesdays at 8 PM ET from now through Tuesday, September 23.
Don’t want to miss a single scary second of Alien: Earth? Here’s when each and every episode of the first season comes out on FX and Hulu:
Alien: Earth is an FX original, which means you can watch it on FX on cable, YouTube TV, Fubo, Sling TV, or wherever else you get FX.
Alien: Earth is also available to stream on Hulu.
If you’re new to Hulu, you can get started with a 30-day free trial on the streamer’s basic (with ads) plan. After the trial period, you’ll pay $9.99/month. If you want to upgrade to Hulu ad-free, it costs $18.99/month.
If you want to stream even more and save a few bucks a month while you’re at it, we recommend subscribing to one of the Disney+ Bundles, all of which include Hulu. These bundles start at $10.99/month for ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu and goes up to $29.99/month for Disney+, Hulu, and Max, all ad-free.
We don’t know yet! FX has yet to reveal if Alien: Earth will be renewed for a second season.
Yup. You can check out the trailer for Alien: Earth by scrolling to the top of this page.
The Alien: Earth cast is full of famous actors you’ll recognize from shows like Justified, Andor, and Game of Thrones, alongside up-and-comers who have previously shone in projects like Pistol, Fargo, The Wheel of Time, The Wilds, and Shadow and Bone. Here’s your guide to who’s who in Alien: Earth: