For 45 years, the Alien movie franchise has seen the Xenomorphs terrorize poor groups of humans on various spaceships and planets (most recently in the 2024 movie Alien: Romulus), but now the iconic movie monsters are coming to Earth via a brand new TV series from Noah Hawley.
Hawley has already put his own spin on one iconic movie for FX, with the anthology series Fargo, now he looks to do the same with Alien: Earth. The series is executive produced by Ridley Scott, so the mastermind behind it all is providing some influence as well. Add in an all-star cast and there are a lot of pieces in place that could make this a must-watch series.
So when can you watch Alien: Earth? We dive into that and everything else we know about the TV series directly below.
Alien: Earth release date
We finally know when Alien: Earth is going to be arriving — Tuesday, August 12, with the first two episodes premiering on that date.
The sci-fi series air on FX at 8 pm ET/PT and be available to stream on Hulu as of 8 pm ET.
The series will stream on Disney Plus in the UK and elsewhere internationally on Wednesday, August 13.
With eight episodes in total in the season, subsequent new episodes will premiere each Tuesday at the same times.
To watch Alien: Earth on FX, you need a traditional pay-TV provider or a live TV streaming service that carries the cable channel (Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV). If you've cut the cord, a subscription to Hulu will allow you to watch the sci-fi series as soon as it becomes available. Ditto for Disney Plus for international viewers.
Alien: Earth cast
In line with Alien tradition, the lead of the series is going to be a presumably bad-ass female character, Wendy, here played by Sydney Chandler. Chandler truly started to break out in the last few years, with roles in the TV shows Pistol and Sugar, as well as the movie Don't Worry Darling, but this appears to be her first lead role.
A strong supporting cast is joining her in Alien: Earth. Here's a complete look at the cast:
According to a report by Variety, Richa Moorjani (Fargo season 5), Karen Aldridge (Severance), Enzo Cilenti (The Serpent Queen), Max Rinehart (Unforgotten), Amir Boutrous (The Crown), Victoria Masoma (first-credited role), Tom Moya (Midsomer Murders), Andy Yu (Blood & Treasure), Michael Smiley (Bad Sisters), Jamie Bisping (Rivals) and Tanapol Chuksrida (Hellhound) are also going to be part of the Alien: Earth cast.
- Timothy Olyphant (Justified: City Primeval) as Kirsh
- Alex Lawther (Andor) as Hermit
- Samuel Blenkin (Mary & George) as Boy Kavalier
- Babou Ceesay (Shardlake) as Morrow
- Adrian Edmondson (3 Body Problem) as Atom Eins
- David Rysdahl (Fargo season 5) as Arthur Sylvia
- Essie Davis (Exposure) as Dame Sylvia
- Lily Newmark (A Gentleman in Moscow) as Nibs
- Erana James (The Wilds) as Curly
- Adarsh Gourav (The White Tiger) as Slightly
- Jonathan Ajayi (Vigil) as Smee
- Kit Young (Shadow and Bone) as Tootles
- Diêm Camille (Alex Rider) as Siberian
- Moe Bar-El (Tehran) as Rashidi
- Sandra Yi Sencindiver (Foundation) as Yutani
Alien: Earth plot
Here is the official synopsis for Alien: Earth:
"“When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat.”
Alien: Earth trailer
After a number of teaser trailers (which you can watch below), the official trailer for Alien: Earth is now available. Check it out:
Another teaser for the new show sees a space ship carrying a face hugger careening toward Earth, previewing the chaos potentially coming. Watch it right here:
FX also released a special trailer for Alien: Earth for Earth Day, which you can watch here:
And yet another teaser for the show has made its way online:
