'Incredible' Disney+ series based on iconic sci-fi horror movie gets outstanding Rotten Tomatoes score
A prequel to the legendary Alien franchise has finally launched today.
Alien: Earth, set in 2120, takes place two years prior to the events of the iconic 1979 film Alien, which starred Sigourney Weaver and sparked a nine-film series.
The original film boasts an impressive 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and so far the new series has garnered the exact same score.
The chilling sci-fi horror series features Sydney Chandler as Wendy and Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh. Alien: Earth was brought to life by Noah Hawley, the creative force behind the FX series Fargo and Legion, with Ridley Scott, director of the original Alien, serving as executive producer.
The first two episodes premiered today (Wednesday, 13th August) on Disney+, with new episodes releasing each week.
The plot follows Wendy and a team of tactical soldiers known as The Lost Boys who stumble upon a shocking discovery after the spacecraft, the Maginot, crash-lands on Earth, bringing them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.
The series experienced significant delays due to Disney's takeover of Fox and the strikes in 2023. It took seven long years for the series to transition from idea to screen.
Production designer Andy Nicholson confessed to the LA Times, "It was a huge responsibility and I didn't want to mess up," adding, "There's a history for the fans. You can't mess up the Easter eggs. There are specific things you can't get wrong because you'll just lose people."
The series is peppered with references and nods to the story of Peter Pan, although the Disney connection wasn't intentional, and it also boasts retrofuturistic set pieces, handcrafted costumes, and a meticulously chosen score.
Fans of the original film franchise will be thrilled to hear that the iconic Xenomorph, which doesn't make an appearance in the first film until about an hour in, will take centre stage in the prequel series.
"We show more of the Xenomorph than everybody else has shown," reveals director Dana Gonzales. "Later on, you realize why we do that; it doesn't just become a character that's coming out of a dark hole. There's this point where it's going to be much more present. Finding that language of how to get there, it starts with the first episode of giving fans what they hope to be tuning in for."
The latest addition to the Alien franchise, Alien: Romulus, was released in 2024 and bridges the gap between the events of the first two films.
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