August 7, 2025

Get ready to feel the fear right on Earth! FX’s new series Alien: Earth dives deep into the Alien universe like never before. Created by Noah Hawley, famous for Fargo, this eight-episode prequel takes the chilling Alien story from deep space to a dark and broken Earth in year 2120. Forget outer space—now the nightmare is literally closer to home!The show centers on Wendy (played by Sydney Chandler), a young mind trapped inside an adult hybrid body. She’s on a mission to uncover the mystery behind a crashed Weyland-Yutani research ship. What starts as a simple investigation twists into brain-twisting horror, with new alien monsters, secretive corporations, and spooky questions about what makes us human.The critics are raving! The Daily Beast calls Alien: Earth "the franchise's best addition in years," praising its mix of smart ideas and terrifying body horror. Nick Schager highlights the original monsters, especially a creepy, thinking alien called the “Eye.” Vanity Fair’s Richard Lawson loves the show’s stylish look and haunting music by Jeff Russo, describing the episodes as "finely lacquered pictures that ominously cross-fade like curdling dreams." IGN calls it "an evolution as slick and scary as every good little Xenomorph should be," applauding its sharp take on fear, corporate greed, and digital life. Hollywood Reporter’s Angie Han calls the show a "heady, sprawling, occasionally unwieldy but eventually thrilling epic" about deep themes like personhood and hubris, mixed with thrilling alien action.Wendy is the heart of the show. Sydney Chandler’s haunting performance brings real emotion to this sci-fi world. She’s joined by Timothy Olyphant as the mysterious android Kirsh and Babou Ceesay as a conflicted scientist, grounding the alien chaos in human feelings. Alien: Earth scores big on Rotten Tomatoes with a 90% Certified Fresh rating and an 84/100 on Metacritic. Critics and fans love the writing, acting, and the thrilling horror scenes.But it’s not perfect for everyone. Some, like SlashFilm, gave it a 5/10, saying it moves slowly and leans too much on nostalgia. Certain subplots, like the “Lost Boys” — kids stuck in adult synthetic bodies — could have used more screen time.Still, for Alien lovers, Hawley’s Earth-bound twist offers fresh stories and deeper lore to the series. For new viewers, it’s a mind-bending horror drama full of tension, strong characters, and eye-popping visuals that feel made for the big screen. Alien: Earth is a bold new chapter that dares to bring space terror down to Earth—and it’s absolutely worth the trip!

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