Another Brief Look At Hulu’s Alien: Earth

Last year, Hulu gave us a five-second promo indicating their anticipated sci-fi action drama Alien: Earth, a prequel to the beloved film series, was on the way. The video was the reflection of the Earth in a Xenomorph’s head. That was it…that was all we got.

All these months later, they’ve finally released a new promo, which means they must finally have some finished footage to show us, right? ….Wrong, apparently! It’s another brief tease that does nothing but re-confirm the show exists.

At least it’s cooler to watch than the previous one, taking place from the POV of a Xeno (but they have no eyes….eh, don’t worry about it) as it slithers across a series of Nostromo-like corridors while the familiar Alien “siren” goes off.

Fortunately we do have some kind of an idea as to what this is about, even if the promos don’t say much. Alien: Earth is set thirty years before the original 1979 “Alien” movie, and as the title says, is about the famed monster visiting our planet. Says Hulu, “When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman (Sydney Chandler) and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat.”

Ultimately, this show may explain how Weyland-Yutani could know of the Xenomorph’s existence prior to sending a crew of space truckers to “accidentally” pick one up. Granted, I haven’t seen the two Alien Vs Predator movies, which were also set on Earth and also took place before Alien 1, they might’ve had their own explanation for this. But it’s my understanding those are no longer canon anyway.

Alien: Earth is currently being shepherded by Noah Hawley, who previously made FX’s Fargo series and the trippy X-Men spinoff Legion. The man usually knows what he’s doing, so we’re cautiously optimistic of Hulu’s chances, even if the crew of soldiers about to encounter the Alien shouldn’t be. The series is expected sometime this summer.