FX released a new 4-minute behind-the-scenes featurette for Alien: Earth, offering a deeper look at the show’s characters, setting, and tone. The series premieres August 12 on FX, Hulu, and Hulu on Disney+.
Watch below.
Plot Expands: Xenomorphs Crash Into Corporate Earth
Showrunner Noah Hawley describes Alien: Earth as a story set during the Corporate Era, where a Weyland-Yutani ship carrying alien species crashes into Earth—specifically onto property owned by the Prodigy Corporation. Prodigy is run by billionaire Boy Cavalier, who’s working on the first human-to-synthetic consciousness transfer, resulting in a transhuman hybrid named Wendy.
Wendy is a 12-year-old girl whose mind now resides in a synthetic adult body. As the series begins, she’s separated from her family and placed in a corporate-controlled simulation of reality. The arrival of alien organisms—and the fight for survival—quickly unravels her perception of that world.
What the Cast and Crew Say
Hawley explains the core conflict: if the Xenomorphs escape on Earth, the threat multiplies. The creatures, designed to blend science fiction with horror, push characters to their limits. “We’re not just dealing with aliens,” he says, “we’re asking what it means to be human when we can create artificial intelligence and merge it with consciousness.”
- Timothy Olyphant plays Kirsh, a soldier caught in the fallout.
- Alex Lawther‘s character joins the rescue mission that turns into a survival test.
- Samuel Blenkin calls it a “thrill ride” with suspense-driven horror.
- David Rysdahl teases nightmare-fueled alien designs and intense storytelling.
Bigger Themes at Play
The featurette emphasizes that Alien: Earth is more than a survival story, it’s a character study. The show explores identity, technology, and humanity’s moral failures. Artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and corporate overreach sit alongside facehuggers and xenomorphs.
As Lawther puts it, “If the alien is over here, what does it mean to be human anymore?”
Release info
Alien: Earth premieres August 12, 2025, on FX, with episodes also streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. The series will follow a weekly release schedule and is produced by FX Productions. Created by Noah Hawley, the show is executive produced by Hawley alongside Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Joseph Iberti, Dana Gonzales, and Clayton Krueger.
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