Xenomorphs finally come home in “Alien: Earth” teaser

The sci-fi franchise is finally taking its extraterrestrial horror to our planet in the new FX series from Noah Hawley.

They say that in space, no one can hear you scream. Back here on Earth, plenty of people can — but that still might not be enough to save you (or anyone else) from the Xenomorphs.

Ridley Scott's original Alien movie celebrates its 45th anniversary this year. In the time since, subsequent franchise installments have been set on an interstellar marine base, a prison colony, a primordial planet, and (in this year's Alien: Romulus) a mining colony and nearby space station, among other science-fiction settings. But the Alien series has never brought its monstrous Xenomorphs home to planet Earth, nor has it moved from movie screens to TV. But there's a first time for everything!

Related: Why Alien: Romulus pits the Xenomorph against a younger crew

Next summer, FX will premiere the new series Alien: Earth. Created by Fargo mastermind Noah Hawley, the series seems like it will deliver on its title. You can watch the new teaser below.

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The teaser doesn't reveal much more than the basics (such as its setting in the far-off year 2120), but it's still alarming to see our familiar blue planet reflected in the faceplate of a Xenomorph. The promotional key art for Alien: Earth also riffs on the original film's iconic poster, depicting the entire planet as an egg for a Xenomorph.

The star of the series is Sydney Chandler (daughter of Friday Night Lights star Kyle Chandler, and previously seen in Don't Worry Darling and Apple TV+'s Sugar), but there is also a large, international ensemble group of actors around her. The rest of the cast includes Justified star Timothy Olyphant, as well as Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, David Rysdahl, Adrian Edmondson, Adarsh Gourav, Jonathan Ajayi, Erana James, Lily Newmark, Diem Camille, and Moe Bar-El.

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The series was first announced in 2020. A year later, Hawley said that he wanted the series to focus on "inequality," a theme that has been touched on in previous movies. But by their nature, previous Alien movies starred working-class characters (spaceship crews, soldiers, prisoners) who were at the mercy of orders they had to obey from the mysterious Weyland-Yutani corporation. By bringing the show to Earth, Hawley will be able to show new sides of the series' dynamic.

"In mine," Hawley said then, "you're also going to see the people who are sending [the spaceship crews]. So, you will see what happens when the inequality we're struggling with now isn't resolved. If we as a society can't figure out how to prop each other up and spread the wealth, then what's going to happen to us?"

We'll find out when Alien: Earth arrives in summer 2025. Though branded as an FX project, it will only be available to watch on Hulu.