It's only a matter of weeks before the galaxy's greatest evil descends on our home planet in new sci-fi horror series Alien: Earth. That's right. For the first time in the franchise's history, the xenomorph is stepping onto our turf – and stalking onto the small screen.
After keeping us in the dark for many months, FX has finally revealed when the show will premiere, and it's pretty soon. If you've seen at least of the films, you'll hardly be surprised to learn that the eight-parter is set to follow a ragtag team as they stumble across the dreaded extraterrestrial after a space mission of theirs goes sideways. But like all the best alien movies, this rest is shrouded in secrecy. Still, we've pulled together as much as we know about it outside of plot details, below, including its cast list, showrunner (Fargo's Noah Hawley!), teasers, where it'll be streaming, and how it's geared up to introduce a new kind of hybrid.
Plus there's plenty of juicy fan theories to whet our appetites, too, like whether or not a certain Predator might wind up making a cameo... While you wait for Alien: Earth to hit screens, you can also get prepared with our guide on how to watch the Alien movies in order.
Alien: Earth release date
Alien: Earth will be released on August 12 in the US and August 13 in the UK. The show is coming to Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in the UK, with two episodes dropping at once, then the rest following weekly.
Filming on Alien: Earth wrapped in summer 2024, with creator Noah Hawley confirming that the team was busy in post-production shortly afterwards. While editing and adding visual effects on anything sci-fi-related takes time, it makes sense for Alien: Earth to capitalize on the renewed hype for the franchise that the 2024 movie Alien: Romulus created.
Alien: Earth trailer
The first teaser trailer for Alien: Earth was a 15-second clip featuring a blood-dripping Xenomorph, and ending with a jump scare.
We see Planet Earth before its shape slowly turns into a Xenomorph and screeches at the viewer. Because we know that Noah Hawley doesn't play around when it comes to violence (thanks to Fargo) and that he plans to follow the aesthetic from Alien and Aliens, we know this is going to be quite the scary ride. Movie-goers who went to see Alien: Romulus were treated to the Alien: Earth trailer beforehand.
Since then, FX has released a couple of different teasers. One of them, released in November 2024, confirmed that the show takes place in 2120, only a few years before the events of the original Alien movie. Another Alien: Earth teaser, released in late January 2025, put us in the Xenomorph's point of view. The footage follows a Xenomorph racing through a human spacecraft, with emergency lights flickering red, and an automated voice repeating "Containment Breach".
Our best look yet, however, was part of an FX showreel that teased all the TV shows coming in 2025, from The Bear season 4 to new outings like Adults and Dying For Sex. The Alien: Earth footage kicks in around the 0:40 mark, where a familiar sound effect in the background has left fans thinking that the series might actually be an Alien vs Predator project. "When the monsters come, all you can do is scream," a character can be heard whispering, supporting the idea that there are multiple threats. Watch it above.
Another teaser, which you can see below, was released in March 2025 and reveals several new characters – and a ginger cat. Could this be Jonesy, Ellen Ripley's feline companion on board the Nostromo in Alien? The clip is filmed like a video diary and a label in the corner of the screen says it's "recovery footage" from a Weyland-Yutani ship called the USCSS Maginot.
FX and Hulu sure know how to spoil us as later, yet another Alien: Earth teaser was released, this time showing us what the allusive crew might have been researching on board before their ship crash landed on Earth. The teaser, titled 'Crate' reveals that five creatures have been collected from "the darkest corners of the universe" - but not all of them are of the Xenomorph species.
The creatures sit in glass boxes that boast the Weyland-Yutani Corporation logo. But a the aliens squirm and hit at their enclosures, a fully grown Xenomorph leaps towards the screen. That's not all, as FX also dropped another teaser alongside 'Crate' titled 'Gestation Complete' which seems to show a Xenomorph digesting something, perhaps an unlucky crew member?
Alien: Earth plot
The upcoming TV series will be a prequel to the original 1979 Alien, taking place in 2120 – just two years before Ellen Ripley encountered her first xenomorph aboard the Nostromo. According to TVLine, it's set in an era where "five corporations — Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic and Threshold — wield the power of nations."
It'll center more specifically on Wendy (Sydney Chandler), a human-robot type, who comes face to face with the titular creature after she and her fellow hybrids crash land in Prodigy City. Timothy Olyphant plays Kirsh, Wendy's synth mentor and trainer.
While it's unclear exactly which vessel crashes onto Earth, a teaser previously suggested it could be the USCSS Maginot, a Weyland-Yutani ship. From a video diary taken from a recording device on a cat's collar, we're introduced to its crew. Nothing too sinister happens in the clip, though, so we can't be certain if the USCSS Maginot is the ship that brings the xenomorph to Earth.
Interestingly, at Disney's 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, another piece of footage was released, which you can check out below, that shows the remaining crew members of another unfortunate spacecraft come up against the perfect organism. As a woman is being mauled by a xenomorph outside, a man (or android) sits in a room full of computers as he lets control know that all members are dead, and the ship is heading to Earth. Could this actually be the catalytic event mentioned in the show's official synopsis?
A new Special Look Trailer for ‘ALIEN: EARTH’ has been released.#AlienEarth hits Disney+ this Summer! pic.twitter.com/tWVeFJRwtTMarch 22, 2025
According to Deadline, Alien: Earth will not bridge the gaps between the Alien timeline. Instead, it'll focus on the Weyland-Yutani Corporation's race to develop robotic life.
Naturally, we're still be getting our xenomorphs still. The eerie extraterrestrials will make an appearance, as Hawley revealed to the same publication: "There's something about seeing a xenomorph in the wilds of Earth with your own eyes. I can't tell you under what circumstances you'll see that, but you'll see it – and you're going to lock your door that night."
The director then stated that the creature will look different from what we have seen before but will still keep the same silhouette, calling that detail "sacrosanct." Hawley added, "But some of the elements as we know, whatever the host is, informs what the final creature is. I just wanted to play around a little bit to make it as scary as it should be."
"I've seen a few episodes and even though I know the show there was still moments when I was just breathing a little…you know…shallower, waiting for a moment to hit. I think people are going to love it, and it's also tense, it's not just jump scares," Babou Ceesay, who plays Morrow, recently told TVLine.
Alien: Earth cast
The cast for Alien: Earth is stacked with stars who have appeared in several of the best TV shows around, such as Game of Thrones, Shadow and Bone, and Fargo. You may recognize names such as Timothy Olyphant (who starred in the likes of The Mandalorian and Scream 2) or Alex Lawther (as seen in Black Mirror and Andor).
While we don't know specific details on most characters, we've scoured the internet to find out their names. Check out the complete Alien: Earth cast list below:
- Sydney Chandler as Wendy
- Alex Lawther as CJ
- Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier
- Essie Davis as Dame Silvia
- Adarsh Gourav as Slightly
- Kit Young as Tootles
- Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh
- David Rysdahl as Arthur
- Babou Ceesay as Morrow
- Jonathan Ajayi as Smee
- Erana James as Curly
- Lily Newmark as Nibs
- Diêm Camille as Siberian
- Adrian Edmondson as Atom Enis
- Moe Bar-El as Rashidi
- Sandra Yi Sencindiver
Where can I watch Alien: Earth?
Once it releases, you'll be able to watch Alien: Earth on Hulu if you are in the US and on Star via Disney Plus if you're not. We're still waiting for confirmation for a streaming platform for UK readers, though.
However, given how other FX series, such as What We Do In The Shadows, have arrived on Disney Plus or the BBC, we assume that the upcoming Alien series will be heading to either of those two streaming hubs in the future.
Keep your eyes on this guide as we update you on the latest streaming news. While we wait, you can also check out our list of the best movies on Disney Plus to watch right now!
For more outer-world fun, check out our lists of the best alien movies of all time and all the best sci-fi movies on Netflix.
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