He and his team are dispatched to do damage control when a rival corporation’s research vessel crash lands on Prodigy territory. However, Hermit has more to worry about than saving civilians. The crashed ship was carrying five alien creatures,

Alex Lawther is one of the stars of the new Alien spin-off series, Alien: Earth, set two years before the original 1979 Ridley Scott film.

Much like the film franchise that spawned it, not all the horror in Alien: Earth will involve aliens, it seems. However, if you’ve seen the first two episodes, you know there’s also plenty of oozy extraterrestrial terror on the show too. Have you checked it out yet?

Alien: Earth stars Sydney Chandler and Alex Lawther discussed how Noah Hawley's vision serves the franchise, world-building, and much more.

In addition to being a prequel to Scott's Alien lore, the show also explores themes of AI, where synthetic/artificial bodies are being developed to place human consciousness. Chandler's character, Wendy, is the first prototype of this hybrid between humans and artificial bodies, and is tasked with saving Earth from other life forms.

Alien: Earth viewership surged with a strong debut, highlighting the series’ impact within the franchise. The premiere episode attracted millions of viewers across multiple platforms in under a week.