Alien: Earth

Alien: Earth is an upcoming science fiction horror television series written and directed by Noah Hawley, based on the Alien franchise. The series will serve as a prequel and will be set three decades before the events of the 1979 film Alien. It stars Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis, and Adarsh Gourav. The series is a joint-venture production between 20th Television and Scott Free Productions, and will be released on FX on Hulu.

Main

 * Sydney Chandler as Wendy, a woman who has the body of an adult and consciousness of a child
 * Alex Lawther as CJ, a soldier
 * Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier, a CEO
 * Essie Davis as Dame Silvia
 * Adarsh Gourav as Slightly
 * Kit Young as Tootles
 * Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh, Wendy's synth mentor and trainer
 * David Rysdahl
 * Babou Ceesay
 * Jonathan Ajayi
 * Erana James
 * Lily Newmark
 * Diêm Camille
 * Adrian Edmondson

Recurring

 * Moe Bar-El
 * Sandra Yi Sencindiver as a senior member of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation

Development
In February 2019, Bloody Disgusting reported that two Alien television series were in development, one animated, Alien: Isolation, and one live-action, from Ridley Scott for the network FX on Hulu. In December 2020, as part of Disney's Investor Day presentation, the latter television series project was officially announced to be in development for the network, with Noah Hawley as showrunner and Scott as executive producer, being set on Earth in the near future. On February 17, 2022, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the series is a prequel taking place before the events of Alien (1979). Hawley himself confirmed that the series will be tied more into the style and mythology of the original 1979 film rather than the prequel films Prometheus (2012), and Alien: Covenant (2017). In April 2023, Landgraf stated that the series was in "active pre-production".

Casting
In May 2023, Sydney Chandler was cast in the lead role, followed by Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis, and Adarsh Gourav in July. Timothy Olyphant and David Rysdahl would be among those added to the cast in November 2023.

Filming
Principal photography was scheduled to begin in March 2022, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Production on the series began on July 19, 2023, in Thailand. Filming (without American actress Sydney Chandler) was allowed to occur during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike due to the series' British cast working under an Equity contract. In late August, the production was halted due to the strike. Filming resumed in April 2024, and wrapped in mid July.

Release
According to Hawley, Alien: Earth is expected to premiere in the first half of 2025.