The new 'Alien: Earth' trailer is here, and we can't wait to be terrified by xenomorphs once again (video)

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'We don't lock them down, it will be too late.'

Alien: Earth | Official Trailer 2: Greener World | FX - YouTube Alien: Earth | Official Trailer 2: Greener World | FX - YouTube
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"Alien: Earth" is landing soon.

From the stimulating looks of this bloody-good new trailer for the 8-episode "Alien: Earth" series from "Fargo" creator Noah Hawley's, the visionary filmmaker has no hesitation to terrify viewers when the ambitious sci-fi series hatches on FX and Hulu starting on Aug. 12, 2025.

Starring Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Timothy Olyphant, Essie Davis, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, David Rysdahl, Adrian Edmondson, Adarsh Gourav, Jonathan Ajayi, Erana James, Lily Newmark, Diem Camille, and Moe Bar-El, "Alien: Earth's" horrifying events play out in the year 2120 when the USCSS Maginot, a Weyland-Yutani deep space research spaceship, crashes on Earth in Prodigy City custodian of five deadly extraterrestrial lifeforms collected "from the darkest corners of the universe."

an egg-shaped mass can be seen inside a glass and metal case in a dimly lit room full of similar cases

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The plot focuses on Wendy (Chandler), a Prodigy Corporation-made humanoid robot synthetic and her hybrid tactical team that are dispatched to explore the crash site, search for survivors, and recover escaped specimens  —  including the notorious alien predator we all know as the eyeless, acid-spewing xenomorph.

an alien crouching at the mouth of a forest cave

A familiar silhouette lurks at the mouth of a jagged forest cave. (Image credit: FX/Hulu)

"We don't lock them down … it will be too late," Timothy Olyphant's character Kirsh declares in the trailer. This atmospheric preview titled "Greener World" and paired with the somber song "A Greener World" by Gwilym Gold gives us a disturbing glimpse in the android-obsessed, corporate-run world of the 22nd century on Earth and the haunted house-like ship interiors. The final image of a dome-headed xenomorph crouching outside a forest cave is chilling!

"Alien: Earth" lands on FX and Hulu Aug. 12 and is executive produced by Noah Hawley, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Joseph Iberti, Dana Gonzales and Clayton Krueger.

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Watch Alien Earth when it launches on Hulu in the US. You can also watch the rest of the Alien and Predator franchises, including recently released hits like Prey and Alien: Romulus.

You can find the available plans below:

Hulu (with ads): $9.99/month or $99.99/year
Hulu (no ads): $18.99/month

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If you're living in the UK like me, or anywhere else outside the US, then you won't have access to Hulu. Fortunately, you'll find Alien: Earth and the rest of the Alien franchise on Disney+

Prices vary by country, but you can find the UK prices below for reference:

Standard (with ads): £4.99/month
Standard (no ads): £8.99/month or £89.90/year
Premium (4K): £12.99/month or £129.90/year

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Jeff Spry
Jeff Spry
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Jeff Spry is an award-winning screenwriter and veteran freelance journalist covering TV, movies, video games, books, and comics. His work has appeared at SYFY Wire, Inverse, Collider, Bleeding Cool and elsewhere. Jeff lives in beautiful Bend, Oregon amid the ponderosa pines, classic muscle cars, a crypt of collector horror comics, and two loyal English Setters.

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