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Alien: Earth Is Masterful, Deeply Unsettling Television

Alien: Earth introduces three synthetic human types and multiple alien species terrorizing first responders, set in a corporate-controlled Earth in 2120, revitalizing the franchise’s blend of horror and action.

  • On August 12, 2025, Alien: Earth’s premiere on Hulu and FX drew praise for its movie-quality visuals and focus on human stories.
  • When news broke that Hawley was developing Alien: Earth, critics suggested it aimed to revitalize the franchise despite initial skepticism and confusion.
  • The Weyland-Yutani research ship Maginot crashes into a Prodigy-owned city after its crew is murdered by Xenomorphs and other creatures aboard.
  • Boy Kavalier transfers terminal patient Marcy Hermit’s mind into a synth body, making Wendy the first human-robot hybrid at Neverland Island, Prodigy CEO said.
  • Critics note that Alien: Earth feels cinematic at all times, blurring film and TV with massive-budget visuals and focusing on characters' emotional journeys, potentially making it one of the year's best series.
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The year is 2120 and a ship is returning to Earth from space, carrying not only the crew but also a strange cargo - samples of living creatures. A Nina Simone song sounds throughout the ship, the crew lies down in cryochambers to survive the long flight, unaware that they will never wake up. Thus begins the sci-fi series on Disney+ Alien: Earth, which, as the name suggests, is where the bloody feast will take place this time. Judging by the firs…

Tentacles, teeth and even more tentacles. The new alien series "Alien: Earth" goes far beyond "normal" xenomorphs. We explain why the series introduces new aliens. This article has been sorted under TV series / web series, Entertainment, Disney+.

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Kotaku broke the news in on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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