- A new Alien: Earth teaser trailer has arrived
- It gives us our first look at the new Xenomorph
- Plus, new alien creatures are teased
Alien: Earth is heading our way – and by the looks of it, it’s got quite a few surprises in store.
This spin-off series is based on the hugely popular Alien franchise that started with Ridley Scott’s 1979 original. It has since spawned four direct sequels.
Read more: Alien: Earth: Release date, trailer, plot and cast
This latest project will be the first time the franchise has made it to the small-screen. At the helm is Fargo showrunner and director Noah Hawley who is set to tell a new future-set tale that brings this intergalactic horror story closer to home than ever before.
Read more: What year is Alien: Earth set in?
Plus, in a newly released teaser trailer for the show, audiences have finally got their first real glimpse at the show’s new take on its alien Xenomorph.
Posted to Instagram, we see a mysterious crate with something moving inside it.
A voice over narrates the action, explaining that “this ship collected five different life forms from the darkest corners of the universe.
Each one a unique deadly species… monsters.”
It’s here where we see the Alien pounce at the screen before a new shot reveals that same ship hurtling towards Earth.
What is Alien: Earth about?
Despite heading our way this summer, details about the exact plot of Alien: Earth are few and far between.
That said, some newly release synopsis details helps to shed some new light on what we can expect from Hawley’s upcoming horror series.
When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman (Sydney Chandler) and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat,” explains the show’s log-line.
Elsewhere, we get some more information on its time-setting “Alien: Earth is set in 2120 when five corporations – Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic and Threshold – wield the power of nations, and proprietary advancements in technology provide the promise of a new tomorrow.”
Who is starring?
Sydney Chandler will lead Alien: Earth. She’s known for her roles in Pistol and AppleTV+ show Sugar. Here, she plays a woman named Wendy who has an adult body but a child’s mind.
She’ll be joined by Timothy Olyphant as her android mentor, with Black Mirror star Alex Lawther playing a soldier named CJ.
Another Black Mirror alum, Samuel Blenkin, will also star as a CEO named Boy Kavalier. Together, they’ll be rounded out by an ensemble that features Essie Davis, Adarsh Gourav, Kit Young and Adrian Edmondson.
