ALIEN: EARTH Video Teases Mysterious Link Between New Character and Franchise Legacy
Alien: Earth is just around the corner, and fans of the Alien universe are about to dive into a terrifying new chapter that connects back to one of the biggest power players in the franchise… Weyland-Yutani. A new promo video just dropped, and it puts the spotlight on one of the series' most intriguing new characters, a corporate leader with a wild agenda that could shake up everything we thought we knew.
Set years before the events of Alien, the upcoming FX series explores the early days of the corporate arms race that would shape the future of humanity. While Alien introduced Weyland-Yutani as the shadowy force pulling the strings from behind the scenes, Alien: Earth will widen the scope to show the company fighting for dominance against other hungry players like Lynch, Dynamic, Threshold, and Prodigy.
Prodigy is led by the enigmatic and eccentric Boy Kavalier, played by Samuel Blenkin, and this video gives us a taste of what to expect form the character. In the teaser, Kavalier addresses the competition:
“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t aware of Weyland-Yutani. Everyone in this game is. But I don’t emulate them. I don’t envy them. I don’t fear them. I think they’re playing catch-up.”
That’s a bold claim in a universe where Weyland-Yutani has always played god with human lives, but Kavalier might have something to back it up. Prodigy’s breakthrough is wild as they’re transferring human consciousness into synthetics, essentially creating a new form of sentient life.
A catastrophic crash near Prodigy City brings chaos and horror, as alien monsters are unleashed into the world. That’s when we meet Wendy, played by Sydney Chandler, the first human-synthetic hybrid. She takes charge, leading other synthetics in a desperate hunt to eliminate the alien threat. But this wouldn’t be an Alien story without a deadly twist — there’s a Xenomorph in the mix, and it’s not going down without taking a few heads with it.
Kavalier’s motives also remain murky. While Wendy and the others fight to survive, he seems more interested in capturing the alien than saving his creations. That obsession could spell doom for everyone involved.
Alongside Blenkin and Chandler, Alien: Earth features a solid cast including Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh, Alex Lawther as CJ, Lily Newmark as Nibs, and Essie Davis as Dame Silva. The series is created by Noah Hawley, with Ridley Scott producing.
Alien: Earth premieres with its first two episodes on FX and Hulu on August 12.