The Alien franchise is officially back — but this time, the terror isn’t in space.
Disney+ has unveiled the official trailer for FX’s Alien: Earth, a new 8-part sci-fi drama from Noah Hawley that brings the iconic xenomorph horror to a future version of our own planet.
Set in 2120 and fuelled by corporate power grabs, synthetic humans, and terrifying hybrids, the series kicks off August 13 with a two-episode premiere on Disney+ in Australia.
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DISNEY+ RELEASES OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR FX’S “ALIEN: EARTH,” STREAMING AUGUST 13 EXCLUSIVELY ON DISNEY+
Highly Anticipated Drama Series Created for Television by Noah Hawley, Inspired by the Acclaimed Feature Film Franchise
Disney+ has released the official trailer for FX’s Alien: Earth the much-anticipated sci-fi drama from Emmy®-Award winning producer Noah Hawley.
The new drama series based on the acclaimed franchise will premiere on Wednesday, August 13, with the first two episodes available to stream at 10:00am AEST on Disney+ in Australia.
A new episode of the 8-episode season will premiere each following Wednesday on Disney+ beginning at 10:00am AEST. New key art was also revealed on Friday.
When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, “Wendy” (Sydney Chandler) and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat in FX’s Alien: Earth.
In the year 2120, the Earth is governed by five corporations: Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic and Threshold. In this Corporate Era, cyborgs (humans with both biological and artificial parts) and synthetics (humanoid robots with artificial intelligence) exist alongside humans.
But the game is changed when the wunderkind Founder and CEO of Prodigy Corporation unlocks a new technological advancement: hybrids (humanoid robots infused with human consciousness). The first hybrid prototype named “Wendy” marks a new dawn in the race for immortality.
After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides into Prodigy City, “Wendy” and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined.
Led by Chandler, the series showcases an expansive international cast, which includes Timothy Olyphant (“Kirsh”), Alex Lawther (“Hermit”), Samuel Blenkin (“Boy Kavalier”), Babou Ceesay (“Morrow”), Adrian Edmondson (“Atom Eins”), David Rysdahl (“Arthur Sylvia”), Essie Davis (“Dame Sylvia”), Lily Newmark (“Nibs”), Erana James (“Curly”), Adarsh Gourav (“Slightly”), Jonathan Ajayi (“Smee”), Kit Young (“Tootles”), Diêm Camille (“Siberian”), Moe Bar-El (“Rashidi”) and Sandra Yi Sencindiver (“Yutani”).
FX’s Alien: Earth is created for television and executive produced by Peabody and Emmy® Award-winning Noah Hawley. Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Joseph Iberti, Dana Gonzales and Clayton Krueger also serve as executive producers.
Alien: Earth is produced by FX Productions.
