The official trailer has arrived for Alien: Earth, the new FX series from Fargo creator and Emmy-winner Noah Hawley. Take a look above and dive deeper below.
The highly anticipated show expands the Alien universe in bold new directions, blending horror, world-building, and corporate dystopia in a story set over 100 years before Ripley’s mission aboard the Nostromo.
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A Crash Landing, a Corpocracy, and a Hybrid Named Wendy
Set in the year 2120, the series begins with the mysterious crash of the deep-space vessel USCSS Maginot in the middle of Prodigy City, triggering a response from a tactical team led by a human-synthetic hybrid named Wendy (Sydney Chandler). As she and a group of soldiers investigate the wreckage, they encounter something far worse than corporate secrets — an ancient, deadly force has arrived on Earth.
Earth is now ruled by five powerful corporations: Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic, and Threshold. Among their advancements are synthetics, cyborgs, and most recently, hybrids — humanoid robots embedded with human consciousness. Wendy, the first of her kind, represents a radical leap in the race for immortality. But survival may be a bigger concern when the crashed ship is revealed to have carried “five different life forms from the darkest corners of the universe.”
Familiar Monsters, New Nightmares
The trailer wastes no time showcasing the franchise’s most iconic threat: the Xenomorph. Glimpses of the terrifying creature — including its infamous eggs and facehuggers — confirm that Hawley’s series isn’t straying far from the original horror DNA. The Facehugger design appears to have a more reddish tone this time, suggesting a fresh aesthetic or biological variation.
But it’s not just old horrors on display. The trailer also teases new monsters, including a jellyfish-like lifeform identified as T. Ocellus, whose tentacles reportedly override the nervous system by entering the eye socket. Another unsettling visual hints at a possible scorpion variant — perhaps referencing the Scorpion Alien seen in extended franchise media.
One voiceover line raises eyebrows: “This ship collected five different life forms from the darkest corners of the universe. Monsters… Invasive species. Predatory.” The word predatory and a brief clicking sound have sparked speculation among fans that Alien: Earth might be teasing a connection to the Predator franchise — something not confirmed, but definitely not ruled out.
A Human Story at the Core
While monsters loom large, Alien: Earth also grounds its horror in identity and consciousness. Wendy, the hybrid lead, carries the mind of a child within a powerful adult body. Speaking with EW, Sydney Chandler said, “Kids are so present, and they haven’t been battered by the world as much as an adult. So they trust their gut and they don’t second-guess.”
The show’s broader cast includes Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, Adrian Edmondson, David Rysdahl, Essie Davis, Lily Newmark, Erana James, Adarsh Gourav, Jonathan Ajayi, Kit Young, Diêm Camille, Moe Bar-El, and Sandra Yi Sencindiver.
Created by Noah Hawley and executive produced by Hawley, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Joseph Iberti, Dana Gonzales, and Clayton Krueger, Alien: Earth is produced by FX Productions.
Release Dates
The eight-episode season premieres in the U.S. on FX and Hulu on August 12. In Australia, it lands on August 13, with the first two episodes launching on Disney+ at 10:00am AEST. A new episode will stream each following Wednesday.
