'Alien: Earth': Release date, plot, cast & how to watch FX's Xenomorph TV show
After the success of 'Alien: Romulus,' we now look forward to the first-ever Alien TV show, coming to Hulu in summer 2025. Here's everything we know about 'Alien: Earth' so far.
The long-awaited Alien TV show — titled Alien: Earth — is almost here. After the success of the Predator prequel movie Prey back in 2022, Alien: Romulus last summer, and Predator: Killer of Killers in early June, Disney and 20th Century Studios are now developing more projects based on the Alien and Predator franchises, and they'll be coming to both TV and theaters.
While Alien: Romulus was set between the first and second original movies, in the far future and away from Earth, director and writer Noah Hawley's Alien TV series will bring the Xenomorph home. This idea was almost the basis for Alien 3, and the two Alien vs. Predator movies explored it, but here the goal is to honor the DNA of the Alien franchise in a different setting, while continuing some of the commentary on AI that was already started by Ridley Scott's divisive prequels.
If you're nervous about how this one is going to turn out... don't be. Check out our (mostly) spoiler-free Alien: Earth review for our full thoughts, but the short version is that Alien: Earth is a triumph.
To prepare for the Alien TV show, we'd recommend watching all the Alien movies in order. If you're still after a Xenomorph fix, then the best Alien video games and best Alien comic books aren't to be missed either.
Alien: Earth will premiere on August 12 at 8 pm ET on Hulu and FX in the US. International territories with access to Disney+ will get the premiere at 8 pm PT (August 13 for the UK and Europe). The long-awaited debut will consist of two episodes, with one more (eight total) hitting each week after that at the same time each Tuesday/Wednesday.
Series creator, showrunner, writer, and director Noah Hawley (Legion, Fargo) confirmed the end of principal photography to The Hollywood Reporter on July 17, 2024.
Hawley also stated that Alien: Earth would spend the next several months deep in post-production: "I'm in post, editing away, and obviously there's a large visual effects component that takes time. But I couldn't be happier with the show we shot… If people wanted a television series based on the world of Alien, I think I'm gonna give them something special."
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