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Alien: Earth is a historic moment for the iconic Alien franchise. It's the first television show in the history of the saga. The show premiered on August 12, 2025, and is set in 2120, making it just two years before the horrific events of Ridley Scott's 1979 masterpiece.
Led by Fargo and Legion director Noah Hawley, the series not only returns to the classic Xenomorph menace; it brings it to Earth for the first time and keeps Ridley Scott's thematic exploration of artificial intelligence and the narrow divide between humans and machines alive.
And recently, Hawley and the producer of Alien: Earth talked about the new creatures in the show. They aren't limited to the typical Xnemorphs and are more dangerous and mysterious.
Keep reading to know what Hawley and David Zucker shared!
Alien: Earth creator talks about the new creatures in the 2025 TV series
Fans who waited to dive back into the world of Alien might have finally enjoyed the premiere of Alien: Earth on FX and Hulu. Since it has global fans, the show is also available to stream on Disney+.
As mentioned previously, the creators Noah Hawley and David Zucker recently shed light on the new creatures in an interview with ScreenRant. While mentioning the mysterious spacecraft, USCSS Maginot, Hawley said:
"... the idea is that this USCS Maginot that Crashes on Earth is a bit like Darwin's HMS Beagle that's been going around and collecting samples and specimens from around the galaxy."
Hawley compared the spacecraft with Darwin’s HMS Beagle, but instead of studying species on Earth, this ship has been traveling the galaxy collecting alien samples and specimens. He wanted to make viewers feel that they're watching this for the first time.
Since fans are already aware of the Xnemorphs, the makers had to come up with new ideas and creatures with predatory and parasitic traits. Hawley continued:
"So we need to introduce these new creatures to get back to that feeling of genetic revulsion you felt every time it shifted and changed in some parasitic or predatory way."
Since Zucker was also present during the interview, the producer praised Noah Hawley and his idea. He said:
"I think it's impressive how efficiently Noah has not only conceived of those, but how effectively and invasive they feel, both in how we have some recognition, familiarity with them..."
Zucker was excited about what kind of "hell they'll unleash" in Alien: Earth. As of today, the first two episodes have been released. Fans of the franchise will be in for fun surprises and nostalgia checks while watching this long-awaited television show.
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What else do we know about Alien: Earth?
The story in Alien: Earth begins with a mysterious ship, the USCSS Maginot, crashing on Earth. With this disaster, a military team led by Wendy becomes involved, and they ultimately discover alien life has come to Earth. However, Hawley's vision isn't only about the Xenomorph.
He will explore the "synths", artificial people, and use that to look at AI, corporate greed, and the blurry line of what it means to be human. There is a real marketplace commentary of the working class being used and exploited by large corporations solely for profit, which is not like other parts of the franchise.
We also have we have Wendy (Sydney Chandler). She is a special type of hybrid "meta-human", an adult body with the mind and consciousness of a child. Wendy is guided by Kirsh (Timothy Olyphant), who is a synthetic being, when she starts along the path of accepting her bizarre life.
Other important characters in Alien: Earth include CJ "Hermit" (Alex Lawther), a very young medic and part of a private military group, and Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin), creator and founder of Prodigy Corporation. Kavalier's unsettling work is transferring very sick, terminally ill children into synthetic bodies, creating a sort of Wendy.
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