Alien: Earth
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Alien: Earth is an American science fiction horror television series created by Noah Hawley. It is the first television series in the Alien franchise and is set two years before the events of the 1979 film Alien. The series stars Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, Adarsh Gourav, and Timothy Olyphant in main roles. Development for the series was reported to have begun in early 2019, with Ridley Scott attached to executive produce for FX on Hulu. It had started pre-production by April 2023, with Chandler cast in the lead role the following month, and further casting taking place from July to November that year. After principal photography was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, production began in July 2023 but was halted in August due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Filming resumed in April 2024 and ended in July that year. Alien: Earth premiered on FX and FX on Hulu in the United States and on Disney+ internationally on August 12, 2025. In November 2025, the series was renewed for a second season. Filming is anticipated to begin in mid- to late-2026, with Peter Dinklage joining the main cast.
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| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U . viewers (millions) | |
| 1 | "Neverland" | Noah Hawley | Noah Hawley | August 12, 2025 (2025-08-12) | 0 | |
| In 2120, five companies control Earth and the colonized Solar System, including the emerging Prodigy Corporation. After a 65-year mission to collect alien specimens, the Weyland-Yutani Corporation vessel USCSS Maginot malfunctions and crashes into Prodigy's city of New Siam, releasing a Xenomorph. At Prodigy's Neverland research island, a terminall | ||||||
| 2 | "Mr. October" | Dana Gonzales | Noah Hawley | August 12, 2025 (2025-08-12) | 0 | |
| Kavalier reveals that he created the hybrid program to help humanity compete with artificial intelligence, and granted Wendy enhanced abilities to create a person smarter than himself. He refuses Weyland-Yutani's demand to reclaim the Maginot's cargo, warning that any intrusion on Prodigy territory will be treated as hostile. In New Siam, Joe is hu | ||||||
| 3 | "Metamorphosis" | Dana Gonzales | Noah Hawley and Bob DeLaurentis | August 19, 2025 (2025-08-19) | 0 | |
| Nibs questions Curly about why the hybrids are all named after Peter Pan characters and why Marcy was chosen as Wendy. Despite objections from Kirsh and head scientist Dame Sylvia, Kavalier orders the alien specimens transferred to Neverland island for study. In New Siam, Morrow discovers Smee and Slightly guarding Xenomorph eggs, downloads the Mag | ||||||
| 4 | "Observation" | Ugla Hauksdóttir | Noah Hawley and Bobak Esfarjani | August 26, 2025 (2025-08-26) | 0 | |
| After Wendy awakens, Dame's husband Arthur adjusts her hearing so she can perceive the Xenomorph eggs without pain, and Wendy discovers she can speak the Xenomorphs' language in a frequency audible to humans. Kirsh and Tootles experiment with Trypanohyncha ocellus, an octopus-like creature that implants itself in a sheep’s brain through its eye soc | ||||||
| 5 | "In Space, No One..." | Noah Hawley | Noah Hawley | September 2, 2025 (2025-09-02) | 0 | |
| A flashback shows the events on the Maginot before it reached Earth. A fire releases two facehuggers that attack Captain Dinsdale and Science Officer Bronski. Morrow, the ship's security officer, is awoken from cryo-sleep, learns the ship’s navigation systems were damaged, and suspects sabotage. Dinsdale dies during attempted removal of the facehug | ||||||
| 6 | "The Fly" | Ugla Hauksdóttir | Noah Hawley and Lisa Long | September 9, 2025 (2025-09-09) | 0 | |
| As the Xenomorph grows, Wendy works on communicating with it. Nibs undergoes testing, prompting Atom Eins to demand Nibs memory be reset to before the Maginot's crash. Dame reluctantly accepts, but Arthur refuses, and is fired under threat of execution if Arthur is not gone by the end of the day. Wendy talks to Nibs and understands that Nibs was re | ||||||
| 7 | "Emergence" | Dana Gonzales | Noah Hawley and Maria Melnik | September 16, 2025 (2025-09-16) | 0 | |
| Smee discovers Slightly hiding an incapacitated Arthur. Slightly convinces Smee to help deliver Arthur to Morrow on the beach. Security re-secures the lab specimens. Wendy is disgusted by Kavalier's attitude to Isaac's death, and convinces Nibs to join her and Joe in escaping the island. Curly does not want to leave the island and is consoled by Da | ||||||
| 8 | "The Real Monsters" | Dana Gonzales | Noah Hawley & Migizi Pensoneau | September 23, 2025 (2025-09-23) | 0 | |
| Wendy, Nibs, Slightly, Smee and Curly are imprisoned in one cell while Joe and Morrow are imprisoned in another cell. Wendy uses her connection to the network to block the facility's cameras and communications. Wendy struggles with Joe's decision to shoot Nibs, believing Joe chose to ally himself with humans instead of her, but ultimately unlocks J | ||||||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2025 | Astra Creative Arts Awards | Best Sound | Alien: Earth | Won | |
| Best Visual Effects | Nominated | ||||
| 2026 | American Society of Cinematographers | Episode of a One-Hour Regular Series | Dana Gonzales (for "Neverland") | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | One-Hour Fantasy Single-Camera Series | Andy Nicholson (for "Neverland") | Nominated | ||
| Critics' Choice Awards | Best Drama Series | Alien: Earth | Nominated | ||
| Film Independent Spirit Awards | Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series | Sydney Chandler | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series | Babou Ceesay | Nominated | |||
| Golden Reel Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Effects / Foley | Lee Gilmore, Brad North, Beso Kacharava, Nolan McNaughton, Justin Davey, Chris Terhune, Craig Henighan, Tim Walston, Matt "Smokey" Cloud, Albert Romero, Alexander Sanikidze, Rati Chkhetiani, Levan Tserediani, Biko Gogaladze, Stefan Fraticelli, Brandon Bak, and Jason Charbonneau (for "Neverland") | Won | ||
| Golden Trailer Awards | Best Fantasy Adventure (Trailer/Teaser) – TV/Streaming Series | "Prodigy" (FX / ZEALOT) | Pending | ||
| Best Horror/Thriller TV Spot – TV/Streaming Series | ":60 Homage" (FX / FX Design) | Pending | |||
| "3:06 Gestation" (FX / FX Design / Tendril) | Pending | ||||
| Best Thriller TrailerByte for a TV/Streaming Series | "Blood" (FX / ZEALOT) | Pending | |||
| Maginot Crash Video: "Brazil" (FX / FX Design) | Pending | ||||
| Best Voice Over in a (Trailer/Teaser) – TV/Streaming Series | "Earth Day PSA" (FX / FX in House) | Pending | |||
| Home Ent: Best Digital – Horror/Thriller | ":60 Homage" (FX / FX Design) | Pending | |||
| Most Original (Trailer/Teaser) – TV/Streaming Series | "3:06 Gestation" (FX / FX Design / Tendril) | Pending | |||
| Gotham TV Awards | Breakthrough Drama Series | Noah Hawley, Dana Gonzales, Joseph E. Iberti, Clayton Krueger, Ridley Scott, and David W. Zucker | Pending | ||
| Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series | Sydney Chandler | Pending | |||
| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Drama Series | Babou Ceesay | Pending | |||
| Saturn Awards | Best New Genre Television Series | Alien: Earth | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress in a Television Series | Sydney Chandler | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Babou Ceesay | Nominated |
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