Alien: Earth review — 'Andor for Alien'
Noah Hawley's xenomorph sci-fi horror Alien: Earth, starring Sydney Chandler and Alex Lawther, lands on Disney+ on 13 August. Read the Empire review.
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Alien: Earth kicks off two years before the Nostromo’s distress call, following the crash of the Weyland-Yutani ship Maginot—packed not just with Xenomorphs but five grotesque extraterrestrial specimens—into a dystopian, corporate-run Earth. Noah Hawley leans heavily on classic Alien vibes (think clinical corridors and ragtag crews) before unleashing body-horror delights like parasitic eyeballs, vampire termites and a memorable “zombie cat,” all while holding back on the iconic Xenomorph until it really matters.
At the heart of this fresh prequel is Sydney Chandler’s Wendy, a hybrid tween caught between childlike wonder and dark corporate agendas, plus Samuel Blenkin’s corporate CEO obsessed with synthetic immortality, and Timothy Olyphant’s inscrutable synthetic. Blending Scott’s slow dread and Cameron’s gung-ho action with Hawley’s own flair (power-chord needle drops and artful recaps), the series doesn’t just pay tribute—it stands on its own as a transhuman fable that revitalizes the Alien canon in thrilling style.
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