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    Alien: Earth just became #1 show on Disney+ and Hulu heres why critics are calling it the best Alien installment since 1986

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    Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:53:04 +0000

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    Alien: Earth is a hit with critics and audiences alike after being watched over 9 million times within the first six days of it premiering.

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    Alien: Earth has burst on to streaming with critics praising the show and audiences racing to stream the opening episodes.

    Disney have revealed that the debut pair of episodes raked in 9.2 million global viewers across FX and Hulu in the US and Disney+ internationally, making it the most-watched show last week across two of the best streaming services .

    Its worth taking the above figure with a slight pinch of salt, however, with Disney using hours watched divided by titles' runtime as the means to measure viewers, not simply eyes on the screen. Even so, its an impressive number and up there with Marvel and Star Wars content on Disney+.

    But strong viewership is only a part of the Xenemorph spin-offs success, with the show also earning a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from the critics,
    making it one of the best Hulu shows around right now. If youre yet to catch up, you can get a taste of what all the fuss is about from the trailer below.

    Alien: Earth comes from showrunner Noah Hawley, who has previously worked with FX to bring Fargo and X-Men ( Legion ) to the small screen and marks the franchises first foray into TV after a storied history .

    Debuting with Ridley Scotts space slasher Alien in 1979, the film was
    followed up by James Camerons more action oriented Aliens in 1986. While the initial two installments would be at home on any GOAT list, David Finchers studio-meddled Alien 3 and the bizarre Alien: Resurrection from Jean-Pierre Jeunet were less successful. After two crossovers with the Predator franchise failed to reignite interest, Scott returned to the series with Prometheus and Alien: Covenant in the 2010s, delivering two esoteric sci-fis about the
    nature of humanity and creation that felt at odds with what had come before. Alien: Romulus hit theatres last year, serving as a sequel to the original film, somewhat righting the ship with the sort of blood-soaked horror youd expect from director Fede Alvarez.

    Hawleys latest installment follows Wendy (Sydney Chandler), a humanoid robot now the host of the consciousness of a terminally ill child. When Weyland-Yutanis deep space research vessel crash lands in territory
    controlled by Prodigy, Wendys owners, she and her rag-tag group of fellow hybrids set out on a mission to investigate, unaware of the deadly cargo on board. (Image credit: FX Networks/Hulu/Disney+)

    In its opening episodes Alien: Earth feels like a show inspired by everything thats come before, with the tension of Alien , the corporate espionage and military presence of Aliens , the philosophizing of Prometheus and the Xenemorph-induced bloodshed of Romulus . Theres even a little bit of Scotts Blade Runner thrown in for good measure.

    And its a formula that works based on the shows excellent Rotten Tomatoes score, with Financial Times calling it The best Alien installment since 1986 (Camerons Aliens" ), while The Guardian praised the shows bristling, bewildering, overpoweringly confident aura. Empire , meanwhile, called Alien: Earth a rare prequel that manages to enrich its source material.

    The first three installments of Alien: Earth can be streamed on Hulu and Disney+ right now, with the rest of the series mostly coming out each week mostly. You might also like Alien: Earth stars lift the lid on their characters' complicated reunion in episode 2: 'There's a tension between
    them' Alien: Earth isn't ignoring what happened earlier on the Alien timeline
    but only because 'there isn't much mythology' to begin with, producer argues Alien: Earth introduces new creatures as terrifying as the Xenomorph, but the show's creator didn't want to squeeze in 'a vending machine of alien life'
    for the sake of it



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