Earth Trailer Features a Terrifying Xenomorph

FX has released the official trailer for Alien: Earth, the upcoming sci-fi horror series from Emmy winner Noah Hawley.

What goes on during the Alien: Earth trailer?

Alien: Earth is set in the year 2120, two years before the events of 1979’s Alien. During this time, the Earth is governed by five corporations: Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic, and Threshold. Prodigy experiences a technological breakthrough with hybrids, a humanoid robot with human consciousness. The first prototype is Wendy (Sydney Chandler).

“After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides into Prodigy City,” the official synopsis reads, “Wendy and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined.” The trailer teases the return of a xenomorph that wreaks havoc on the crew trying to tame it.

Watch the Alien: Earth trailer below (watch more videos):

The rest of Alien: Earth’s ensemble includes Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh, Alex Lawther as CJ Hermit, Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier, Essie Davis as Dame Silvia, Adarsh Gourav as Slightly, Kit Young as Tootles, David Rysdahl as Arthur, Babou Ceesay as Morrow, Jonathan Ajayi as Smee, Erana James as Curly, Lily Newmark as Nibs, Diêm Camille as Siberian, and Adrian Edmondson as Atom Eins.

Alien: Earth is a prequel series to Alien, Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking sci-fi movie. It marks the first time the Alien franchise has been depicted on television.

Hawley is a writer, director, and executive producer on Alien: Earth. Additional executive producers include Scott, David W. Zucker, Joseph Iberti, Dana Gonzales, and Clayton Krueger.

Alien: Earth will have eight episodes, with the first two premiering on August 12 on FX. Episodes will also be available to stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.

Originally reported by Dan Girolamo on SuperHeroHype.