He and his team are dispatched to do damage control when a rival corporation’s research vessel crash lands on Prodigy territory. However, Hermit has more to worry about than saving civilians. The crashed ship was carrying five alien creatures,

Alex Lawther is one of the stars of the new Alien spin-off series, Alien: Earth, set two years before the original 1979 Ridley Scott film.

Much like the film franchise that spawned it, not all the horror in Alien: Earth will involve aliens, it seems. However, if you’ve seen the first two episodes, you know there’s also plenty of oozy extraterrestrial terror on the show too. Have you checked it out yet?

Alien: Earth stars Sydney Chandler and Alex Lawther discussed how Noah Hawley's vision serves the franchise, world-building, and much more.

Created by Noah Hawley, Alien: Earth, is a sci-fi horror series that is based on the much-loved Alien movies. The series premiered recently on FX and FX on Hulu on August 12, 2025 and will be available internationally on Disney+.

Alien: Earth has just made the Ice Age movies canon in the Alien franchise – but what if there’s another reason for its inclusion?