New ‘Alien-Earth’ Trailer Premieres August 12, Showcasing Terrifying New Alien Species

The Alien-Earth trailer brings action, chills, and edge-of-your-seat thrills. The special effects go above and beyond in what we’ve seen in many of the Alien films. A few things harken back to the original Alien flicks. We see Wendy wake up in a similar fashion to Dr. Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver) in the first film. However, like its name, this Alien installment takes place on Earth.

Another moment in the Alien-Earth trailer that’s familiar is right at the end. This is the part when the Xenomorph alien looks to be slobbering its poisonous and vile saliva over its intended prey. Yikes. (Similar to Ripley in Alien.)

Cast in Alien-Earth

Besides Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, Babou Ceesay, David Rhysdahl, and Timothy Olyphant (from Justified) round out the cast. One thing that’s interesting to note is in this iteration of the Alien saga, some of the human characters look to be a hybridization of human and synthetic.

The eight-episode series is created and produced by Noah Hawley. Hawley is best known for his work on the beloved dark comedy/thriller television series Fargo and Legion. Sir Ridley Scott will also be involved in the production with his company Scott Free. When it came to Hawley’s take on the franchise, Hawley told IndieWire:

I talked to Ridley. His company, Scott Free, is a producer on the show. And you know, Ridley is the man… He was very respectful of the fact that I seem to know what I’m doing, and I have my own take on it.

When Does Alien-Earth Premiere?

So after the excitement of the Alien-Earth trailer, we definitely want to see what’s in store for planet Earth! It has its premiere on Hulu on Tuesday, August 12th. Then it will be distributed to FX.

Alien-Earth trailer seeks to have not only the thrills, scary moments, and grotesque alien monsters from the past Alien movies, but also will likely involve feuding corporations. The series may show the underhanded tactics of soulless, large corporations looking to get their hooks in both the alien species and in planet Earth.