'Alien: Earth' Early Reviews Are Overwhelmingly One-Sided
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We're still a week away from the two episode premiere of "Alien: Earth" on Hulu and FX, but that hasn't stopped the critics from weighing in on the prequel series.
Early reviews are coming in for "Alien: Earth" and the consensus is that Noah Hawley's newest series is a hit. With a few detractors, critics are saying that "Alien: Earth" starts off slow, but once it gets going there's no pulling yourself away.
The series debuted with an 88% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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The most invested "Alien" fans should be happy to hear that the reviewers seem to think that while Hawley has added to the lore, he's also made sure to stay faithful to the previous films.
The Daily Beast, for example, calls the show a "devoted fan's dream come true, staying faithful to the franchise's lore while expanding it in horrifyingly inventive ways."
The Xenomorph as it appears in Alien: Earth
The Xenomorph as it appears in Alien: Earth
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Australia's The Age reminds us that "We know the Xenomorph cycle, from face hugger to gleaming beast. Thankfully, Hawley doesn't just tinker with Alien lore, he adds to it, while devising new creatures your subconscious will adore."
Empire gives the series what any "Star Wars" fan would have to agree is extremely high praise, saying "Alien: Earth" is "Andor for Alien, Hawley's series is a rare prequel that serves to enrich its source material."
"Andor for Alien, Hawley's series is a rare prequel that serves to enrich its source material."
Noah Hawley's Alien Sydney Chandler and Alex Lawther led prequel series #AlienEarth premieres on Disney+ on 13 August.
Read our review: https://t.co/vTApKTu8H7 pic.twitter.com/sDRWdYzkzl — Empire (@empiremagazine) August 5, 2025
"Alien" has never been just about scary monsters, but a vehicle for bringing larger ideas to the masses. "Alien: Earth," the reviewers say, keeps up with that decades old tradition.
The Hollywood Reporter calls it "A heady, sprawling, occasionally unwieldy but eventually thrilling epic about personhood, hubris and, of course, the primal pleasure of watching people get absolutely rocked by space monsters."
While most critics seem to give "Alien: Earth" a thumbs up, they don't necessarily think it's a perfect series.
For example, IndieWire says the series "doesn't always keep its footing (at least, not as surely as "Fargo" tends to), but it's a fascinating and frightening extension of an oft-confined space."
Likewise, JoBlo's Movie Network writes that while the show is "Ambitious and beautifully shot," that it "takes some time to find its groove."
"Alien: Earth" premieres its first two episodes on Tuesday, August 12, on FX and Hulu.
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