‘Alien: Earth' creator Noah Hawley reveals why he introduced new creatures and how it is linked to AI, Tesla and Thomas Edison
Alien: Earth
aims to recreate the sense of shock and horror that made
Ridley Scott
's 1979 Alien a classic. But with seven films and two crossover movies already revealing much about the franchise's alien creatures, creator
Noah Hawley
says new challenges demanded new ideas.
'I've managed somehow to have this niche of reinventing classic movies as television shows. If I have a skill at it, it's in understanding what the original movie made me feel and why,' Hawley told reporters in May. 'Seven movies later, there's no discovery or mystery in the life cycle of this creature, so that feeling the audience has is unavailable to me, which is why I felt I had to introduce new creatures.'
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Ridley Scott's input on new creatures
David W. Zucker, Alien: Earth executive producer and chief creative officer for Scott Free, said Ridley Scott's main concern was whether these new additions could be as impactful as the original Xenomorph. 'Ridley, candidly, his biggest concern for Noah and this series was the ambition to build out these other creatures — the necessity of that but also just how steep that challenge is to pull off in a way that is impactful but also that really taps into your imagination,' Zucker said.
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Like the 1979 film, the new series does not reveal how these creatures live or reproduce. Instead, it shows that they are the last thing anyone would want crash-landing on Earth.
Plot set before the original 'Alien'
Set two years before Alien, the series follows Wendy (Sydney Chandler), the first human to have her consciousness transferred to a synthetic body. When a space vessel carrying alien specimens crashes on Earth, Wendy and a group of hybrids step in to respond. Alongside the alien threat, they face powerful corporations that could be as dangerous as the creatures themselves.
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'One of the reasons that 'Alien' was so exciting to me to adapt was that it's not just a monster movie. It's that moment [in the first movie] where Ash is revealed to be an Android,' Hawley said. 'You realize that humanity is trapped between this parasitic primordial past and the AI future, and they're both trying to kill us.'
Corporate rivalries and hybrid characters
Hawley began work on the project in 2018 and drew inspiration from the late 19th-century rivalry between Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, and George Westinghouse. 'It certainly seems like we're in a race for a global monopoly. There's usually a last step, which is a few players left all competing,' Hawley said. 'I thought, 'What if we make it that moment, technologically, of what's next for humanity?''
Wendy, while physically an adult, has the mental and emotional maturity of a 12-year-old. Hawley said this perspective allowed the story to explore humanity's worth through the eyes of children. 'Let the children navigate the discovery both of what these creatures are and then, also, what it means to be a grownup on some level,' he said.
Ridley Scott's reaction to recreated sets
Hawley has yet to meet Ridley Scott in person, but the director, who serves as an executive producer, reviewed footage and episodes during production. Zucker said Scott was especially impressed with the faithful recreation of original sets.
'I sent him some shots when he was shooting production in Hungary, and he was just, 'Well, f–k me. I built that, and it's still there all these years later,'' Zucker said. 'One of the things among many I know he's grateful to Noah about is, in the credits, there's acknowledgment for some of those original designers who put that ship set together.'
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