Awesome Full Trailer For ALIEN: EARTH - Synthetic Soldiers Vs. Xenomorphs — GeekTyrant
FX has unleashed the full trailer for Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth and this series looks pretty freakin' awesome! I've very exciuted about this show and it looks like Hawley has made someing that Alien fans are going to enjoy.
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).
When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, 'Wendy' and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.
According to previously released details, the series will feature five different monsters, making this easily one of the most creature-heavy entries in the franchise's history.
The story centers on Wendy, a character played by Sydney Chandler. Wendy's a new kind of character for the Alien universe as she's a human-robot hybrid with 'a child's brain in a bot's body.' She seems to lead a group of synthetic soliders against the alien threat.
Hawley explained: 'Sydney's character is someone who's trying to figure out what her role is in this world and, on some level, the age-old question of, does humanity deserve to survive?'
The series also stars Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh, Alex Lawther as Hermit, and Babou Ceesay as Morrow, along with Essie Davis, Adrian Edmondson, David Rysdahl, Lily Newmark, and many more.
FX's Alien: Earth is executive-produced by Hawley, alongside franchise legend Ridley Scott, as well as David W. Zucker, Joseph Iberti, Dana Gonzales, and Clayton Krueger.
Alien: Earth premieres August 12 on FX and Hulu.
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