FX and Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth premieres on August 12 and we have a new TV spot with fresh footage that focuses on Sydney Chandler's (Don't Worry Darling, Pistol) Wendy- a new type of Synthetic; the first-ever fusion of human consciousness with a robotic body.
However, the TV spot cryptically teases that Wendy's radical transformation comes with a price...
Set in the year 2120, just two years before the events of Ridley Scott’s original Alien, the upcoming Alien TV series brings the horror home to Earth for the first time in the franchise’s history. The story unfolds during a future known as the “Corporate Era,” where five mega-corporations, Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic, and Threshold, wield influence on a global scale, functioning more like sovereign nations than businesses.
In this world dominated by advanced tech, synthetics and cyborgs are an everyday part of life. But now, a new leap in evolution has arrived: hybrids, beings that blend human consciousness with robotic form. Wendy, the first of her kind, stands at the center of this transformation.
The plot ignites when a mysterious deep-space research ship, the USCSS Maginot, likely linked to Weyland-Yutani, unexpectedly crash-lands on Earth. Wendy, along with a tactical team assembled from various backgrounds, is dispatched to investigate. What begins as a standard recovery mission quickly spirals into chaos as they uncover the wreck’s horrific cargo: lethal, unknown creatures, including the legendary Xenomorphs. The team must now fight for survival as a new chapter of terror unfolds on humanity’s home turf.
Noah Hawley serves as showrunner for the 8-episode series which premieres on August 12.
In addition to Chandler, the series also stars Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh, Alex Lawther as CJ "Hermit", Essie Davis as Dame Silvia, Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier, Adarsh Gourav as Slightly, Kit Young as Tootles, David Rysdahl as Arthur, and Babou Ceesay as Morrow.
“When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, “Wendy” (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.”
“In the year 2120, the Earth is governed by five corporations: Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic and Threshold. In this Corporate Era, cyborgs (humans with both biological and artificial parts) and synthetics (humanoid robots with artificial intelligence) exist alongside humans. But the game is changed when the wunderkind Founder and CEO of Prodigy Corporation unlocks a new technological advancement: hybrids (humanoid robots infused with human consciousness). The first hybrid prototype named “Wendy” marks a new dawn in the race for immortality. After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides into Prodigy City, “Wendy” and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined.”