Alien: Earth is a science fiction horror television series written and directed by Noah Hawley, based on the Alien franchise. The series serves as a prequel and is set three decades before the events of the 1979 film Alien. It stars Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis, and Adarsh Gourav. The series is a joint-venture production between 20th Television and Scott Free Productions, and will be released on FX on Hulu.