The new TV series on FX trades in the brutal simplicity and narrative economy of the "Alien"​ franchise ​for something rangier and looser.

If you're in space, and no one can hear you scream, that's probably because a certain xenomorph with acid for blood has become a wee bit predictable - which is exactly why Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley brought some new monstrous friends along for the party.

Alien: Earth is the best new sci-fi show on TV right now, and fans of the series may have found their Andor equivalent.

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“Alien: Earth” touches on all sorts of changes since the first film: Artificial intelligence, corporate greed, scientific advancements, bio-warfare.

Ahead of Alien: Earth's two-episode premiere, we talked to series creator Noah Hawley and executive producer David W. Zucker.

Alien: Earth has finally landed, and the premiere unveiled a very special cameo from series creator Noah Hawley, who appeared in a flashback sequence as Marcy’s, a.k.a. Wendy’s ( Sydney Chandler ), dad.

In the summer of 1979, a just-turned-12 Noah Hawley fancied the idea of seeing Ridley Scott’s new film Alien at his local movie theatre in New York. His parents took him to see Alan Arkin and Peter Falk’s unpredictable comedy The In-Laws instead.

There have been a lot of “Alien” movies over the decades, many of which selectively try to erase parts of each other’s lore. Hawley explained that the only two films his show acknowledges as canon are “Alien” and “Aliens,” and he’s not racing to make direct connections with either of them.

From invasive eyes to a redesigned xenomorph, director Noah Hawley breaks down how the grotesque creatures of Alien: Earth were made.