Hulu has announced thatNoah Hawley’s newAlien: Earthseries willpremiere its first two episodes on August 12. The first images from the series can also be found below. It’s been a few weeks since thelastAlien: Earthteaserwas released, and fans had grown increasingly anxious for a new look at the series as news had become quiet in the time since. After premiering its first two episodes on August 12, the remaining six episodes in the series will debut each Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. The series comes from acclaimed scribe Noah Hawley, who is best known for his work on the popular FX seriesFargo, as well asLegion(Dan Stevens) andLucy in the Sky(Natalie Portman).
The series follows Wendy (Sydney Chandler) and her ragtag group of friends who discover the USCSS Magnitot ship after it crash-lands on Earth. What they find inside puts them face-to-face with the greatest threat in human history as they must work together to figure out how to save the Earth.Alien: Earthis set in 2120 in a world that’s governed by five corporations: Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic, and Threshold.
The show is set in a world where humans and cyborgs co-exist, but everything changes when Prodigy’s CEO announces hybrids, robots infused with human consciousness. In addition to Chandler,Alien: Earthalso starsTimothy Olyphant,Alex Lawther,Samuel Blenkin,Adrian Edmondson,David Rysdahl,Essie Davis,Lily Newmark,Erana James,Adarshm Gourav,Jonathan Ajayi,Kit Young,Diêm Camille,Moe Bar-El, andSandra Yi Sencindiver.Ridley Scottis also attached toAlien: Earthas an executive producer.
Will There Be Another ‘Alien’ and ‘Predator’ Crossover?
While anotherAlienandPredatorcrossover movie has yet to be officially confirmed,Alien: RomulusdirectorFede Alvarezexpressed his interest in working on a team-up movie. He also mentioned that he’s like to work withPreyandPredator: BadlandsdirectorDan Trachtenbergon the film. FX recently debuted thefirst trailer forPredator: Badlands, which is coming to theaters later this year on November 7.Ella Fanningwill star in the film, and it follows a young Predator cast out from his clan that finds an unlikely ally on his road to face the ultimate enemy.
The first two episodes ofAlien: Earthpremiere onHuluon August 12. Check out the new images above and stay tuned to Collider for future updates and coverage of the series.
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