FX ‘s new gritty sci-fi thriller Alien: Earth is full of Xenomorphs, cyborgs, synthetics, hybrids, trillionaires, and high tech, but there’s one very human character anchoring the show’s deepest drama.

While this is not the only Disney film reference, the Ice Age reference was one of the most viral easter egg moments from Alien: Earth. In one of the scenes, Marcy’s brother, Hermit, recalls watching Ice Age: Continental Drift with his sister, cleverly making another Disney film part of the Alien: Earth lore.

Earth a simple but accurate nickname. Alien: Earth is the latest entry in the expansive Alien franchise. Noah Hawley, who previously wrote and directed episodes of TV shows such as Fargo and Legion, developed the series for FX and FX on Hulu.

The TV prequel to the Alien movies calls back to the best elements of those original films — including questions about corporate exploitation and technological advancements.

Resident Alien begins as a small-town mystery, but with a very large twist: the new town doctor, Harry Vanderspeigle, turns out to be an alien in a human suit.

When we sat down with Alien: Earth creator and showrunner Noah Hawley, he got the memo about the one-word answer. Not only that, but the Fargo creator also expanded on that sentiment to give us a brilliant tease for what’s to come in the remaining six episodes:

Alien: Earth does an incredible balancing act of all the subgenres that make the franchise so unique. There is all the wonderful world-building any sci-fi series needs. The search and rescue is very reminiscent of Aliens with the marines. And, of course, the xenomorph itself brings the horror to the series.

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.