ALIEN: EARTH Finally Introduces Ms. Yutani, CEO of Weyland-Yutani

In Alien: Earth, creator Noah Hawley introduces us to the face of Weyland-Yutani in the early part of the 22nd century. So far, she doesn’t have a first name (at least not yet). Her official profile says “She has the surety and poise of a woman who owns one-fifth of the entire planet and much more in space. Her grandmother sent the USCSS Maginot on its mission. Therefore, Yutani considers what’s on the ship not just her property, but her birthright.” In this era, Weyland-Yutani is one of the five corporations that rule the Earth. They create/control almost everything, including synthetic beings. The Five function in place of actual governments in this time. One of its biggest rivals is Prodigy, a multi-trillion-dollar company run by the genius Boy Kavalier.

In 2120, when Alien: Earth takes place, Weyland-Yutani is a relatively recent power in the world. It formed when the Weyland Corp took over Yutani Corporation in the year 2099 after a fierce bidding war. In her few scenes in Alien: Earth, we see Yutani in a glittering high-rise, taking a call from her cyborg employee Morrow (Babou Ceesay), the sole survivor of the Maginot. When he talks to her, he doesn’t recognize her as the Yutani that he remembers. She reminds him that the Yutani he knew was her grandmother, as his mission left for space 65 years earlier. However, she informs him that he is still under contract to Yutani, and therefore she is still his boss. And she wants him to retrieve the lost alien specimens by any means necessary.