Slight spoilers below for anyone who hasn’t yet watched the series premiere of Alien: Earth on FX or via Hulu subscription, so be warned! Even though fans had wait through an extended hyper-sleep to finally reach Alien: Earth ’s highly anticipated premiere on FX and Hulu,

Proof of the franchise's popularity is the brand new Alien: Earth series, which is now streaming on Disney+ (or Hulu in the USA), which Scott chaired as Executive Producer, rather than Director.

The series by creator Noah Hawley is described as a spin-off to the original Ridley Scott-directed film, " Alien ," from 1979. The film follows a space crew aboard the starship, Nostromo, who are on their journey back home when they receive a distress call from an alien vessel.

Hulu’s latest sci-fi thriller, which has earned an impressive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, is taking over streaming charts. The streamer premiered the first two episodes of Alien: Earth this week, and the show has soared to the top spot on both Hulu in America and Disney+ globally.

A lien filmmaker Ridley Scott had a simple five-word reaction to seeing the set of the new FX series inspired by his 1979 masterpiece. Created by Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley, the eight-part series serves as a prequel to the original film set in a dark vision of the future dominated by corporations.

Alien: Earth delivers everything you'd want from a series with "Alien" in the title: The iconic Xenomorphs hunting down hapless humans; gratuitous body horror; and androids who you can never fully trust.

James Cameron and Ridley Scott had plans to collaborate on an Alien sequel, but Alien vs. Predator ended up being the next in the series.

Alien: Earth is a prequel series set in the Alien universe, created by Noah Hawley and executive produced by Ridley Scott. It premieres August 12, 2025, on FX and Hulu in the U.

Earth takes viewers to a time and place never before seen in the Alien franchise: Earth, two years before the fateful voyage of the USCSS Nostromo. Earth is controlled by five different corporations,

In adapting "Alien" for television, writer/director Noah Hawley is looking to score another hit along the lines of his "Fargo" transformation.

Legion and Fargo creator Noah Hawley teases what's next for his new show and its synthetic protagonist.

In short: they are connected; This is the same Alien universe. But also in short: don't worry about it too much.