The Foreigner The franchise is now 45 years old and the sci-fi juggernaut continues to this day. The latest manifestation of its popularity is the new film Alien: Romuluswhich takes place between the first two films. There is also a new TV series that will expand the fictional universe even further.

Alien: Earth is an upcoming show by Noah Hawley and it takes us back to the time before the events of the first film. The film was announced several years ago and seems to avoid the more controversial parts of the myth. Given the early reviews and box office forecasts for Foreigner: Romulus and the talent behind the series, it is very likely that Noah Hawley’s Foreigner The show is the next great part of the property.

What is Alien: Earth about?

Although the series has been in the works for some time, much about the plot is still unknown. Alien: EarthThe only concrete thing is the time period, because the series takes place 30 years before the events of the first Foreigner Film. Ellen Ripley or other well-known characters will not appear, but a company will play an important role in the story. The Weyland-Yutani Corporation is at the center Alien: EarthWhat is known about the plot involves dealing with robot life. This is reminiscent of androids like Ash and Bishop from the first two Foreigner Movies, as well as David from the prequels, Prometheus And Alien: Covenant.

Despite the apparent connection to the latter projects, the new television series does not take up the mythical extensions of those films. Noah Hawley (who serves as showrunner) has confirmed that the plot points from the Prometheus A duology is avoided and has no impact on the new show. This is logical, because Prometheus was largely considered mixed in several departments. This reception was based on both the quality of the film and the confusing and harrowing plot points it offered to the extended Foreigner Franchise, namely the backstory of the Xenomorph species.

The Weyland-Yutani Corporation is a focal point in
Alien: Earth.

Most likely Alien: Earth will instead lead to its scarier moments and everything in space, with the final scenes involving the first encounter with Xenomorphs that members of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation ever experience. This will lead to the company shifting its focus to using the creatures for its own nefarious purposes. This would be a natural transition to the events of the first Foreigner Film, although the new television series can still function as a standalone story.

The cast and crew of Alien: Earth

The confirmed cast of Alien: Earth

Alien: Earth Both well-known and lesser-known acting talents will bring the story to life. The main character is Sydney Chandler’s Wendy, a character described as a grown woman with the body but the mind of a child. Alex Lawther plays a soldier named CJ, while Samuel Blenkin is a CEO named Boy Kavalier and Timothy Olyphant portrays Wendy’s “synth” trainer Kirsh. Likewise, Essie Davis, Adarsh ​​Gouray, Kit Young and Sandra Yi Sencindiver play Dame Silvia, Slightly, Tootles and a high-ranking member of Weyland-Yutani.

David Rysdahl, Babou Ceesay, Jonathan Ajayi, Erana James, Lily Newmark, Moe Bar-El, Diêm Camille and Adrian Edmondson are also part of the cast of the show, but their roles have not yet been announced. The resumes of these actors include several successful shows and films, from Sugar And The White Tiger To Justified and Disney+’s star Wars Series, The MandalorianThis repertoire means that many of them have performed in works that are at least somewhat similar in scope and style to the one to come. Alien: EarthThe showrunner behind the series is Noah Hawley, who also has an illustrious career in television.

Hawley’s most notable work is the television series Fargowhich adapted the Coen brothers’ cult film of the same name and won numerous awards in its five seasons. He was also the showrunner for the TV series legiona spin-off of Fox’ X-Men Film series about David Haller, the son of Charles Xavier, also known as Professor X. Other works are the films The alibi And Lucy in HeavenThe latter is based on the life of astronaut Lisa Nowak.

Since his shows were made for FX (which will also be the home of Alien: Earth via Hulu), Hawley is more than familiar with the landscape he is working in. Executive producer is none other than Ridley Scott, who has produced the long-running Foreigner Franchise, starting with the 1979 original Foreigner Film. Scott had stopped actively working on the series’ entries, but returned to the franchise in the 2010s with new films Prometheus And Alien: Covenant. With all the talent involved, it seems like the show, from the cast to the creative team, is moving in the right direction.

The production history of Alien: Earth, explained

The project, now known as Alien: Earth was announced in February 2019. This was just before Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox was completed a month later, and it was also one of two projects announced at the time. The other was an animated series titled Alien: Isolationwhich was released that month and was largely derived from a video game of the same name. In December of the following year, it was announced that Hawley would serve as showrunner and that the series would be set on Earth.

In 2022, the show will be closer to the first Foreigner Film as the Prometheus The prequel was also confirmed and the series was set to begin filming. Unfortunately, this was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the as-yet-untitled television series did not begin active production until mid-2023. Filming took place in Thailand over the summer with the cast of the series, except for the main character Sydney Chandler. This was because she is an American actress amidst a crew of mostly British talent and was not on the filming schedule due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.

All production was halted in August of the same year. Filming resumed in April 2024 and concluded a few months later in July. Now, Alien: Earth is expected to land in the first half of 2025. With the increasing hype around Alien: Romulus and the seemingly revived interest in the series, the FX/Hulu show will certainly attract numerous viewers for the Foreigner franchise When it’s finally coming out.