Alien: Earth 2025

 is an upcoming American science fiction horror television series created by Noah Hawley, based on the Alien franchise. It serves as a prequel and is set two years before the events of the 1979 film Alien.It stars Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis and Adarsh Gourav.When a space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's biggest threat.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, chairman of FX Productions John Landgraf stated that the series was in "active pre-production".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.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 the American cast including Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, and David Rysdahl] 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 with most of the first episode completed. Filming resumed in April 2024, and wrapped in mid-July. Dana Gonzales, Bella Gonzales and Colin Watkinson serve as cinematographers.The series is scheduled to premiere on FX and FX on Hulu with the first two episodes on August 12, 2025. Subsequent episodes of the eight-episode season will be released weekly....