The series by creator Noah Hawley is described as a spin-off to the original Ridley Scott-directed film, " Alien ," from 1979. The film follows a space crew aboard the starship, Nostromo, who are on their journey back home when they receive a distress call from an alien vessel.

Alien: Earth has scored 9.2M views globally between FX, Hulu, and Disney+in its first six days, marking a strong premiere for the title. For comparison, other recent major Disney releases like Agatha All Along and The Acolyte accrued 9.3M in seven days and 11.1M in five days, meaning Alien: Earth is on pace with Disney's biggest franchises.

Alien: Earth viewership surged with a strong debut, highlighting the series’ impact within the franchise. The premiere episode attracted millions of viewers across multiple platforms in under a week.

FX ‘s Alien: Earth continues to unfold on Hulu as the show explores the classic film franchise from a new TV perspective, but one big question lingers as we follow hybrid Wendy ( Sydney Chandler) along for the Earth-based adventure. Will there be a Season 2?

While the far more conventional legacy sequel Alien: Romulus was the studio’s first at-bat with the franchise, Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth sees the now Disney-owned property coming to television in prestigious, bold, and daring fashion.

Earth Episode 3, Wendy and Hermit face a terrifying xenomorph attack while Boy Kavalier's sinister plan is revealed.

As we've seen in the first three episodes of Alien: Earth, Kirsh is a stoic synth who seems to hold a distinct opinion about humanity — that life inevitably ends in death, and attachment is folly. "All we can do is watch and take names," he says in episode 1.

Alien: Earth has quickly become the highest-rated entry in the Alien franchise, according to Rotten Tomatoes. The new live-action series, which premiered on FX, FX on Hulu, and Disney+ worldwide on August 12,