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‘Alien: Earth’: 9 References, Easter Eggs, and Small Details We Found In the First Two Episodes

Episode 2 introduces key characters and corporate rivalries while showcasing the Xenomorphs' deadly rampage following a spaceship crash, expanding the Alien franchise's lore and themes of power.

  • On Tuesday, Joe and his tactical team assessed the wreckage of a Weyland-Yutani spaceship crash into a high-rise building in Alien: Earth Episode 2.
  • Alien: Earth is set in 2120, when five corporations govern the world, and filming began in 2023 amid early AI developments.
  • In the suite, the creature left a trail of gore as a Xenomorph tore through a luxury suite.
  • Episode 2 introduces a new character, while Noah Hawley emphasizes the franchise's class warfare roots.
  • Crafted in 2023, the show anticipated today's AI and biotech debates, with Noah Hawley calling immortality `the next big invention` and Dame Silvia warning it should do more than `make consumers immortal`.
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‘Alien: Earth’: 9 References, Easter Eggs, and Small Details We Found In the First Two Episodes

Wait. Was that Sid from 'Ice Age'?

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"Fargo" creator Noah Hawley is back with another chapter in the "Alien" universe. The new series is set before Ridley Scott's iconic 1970s film. The Maginot ship crash-lands on an Earth where democracy has collapsed, monsters are hunted, terminally ill children must be saved, and sassy hybrid girls are fighting back.

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Mashable broke the news in United States on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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