Collage of Ripley in Alien and a xenomorph in Alien Earth
By bringing the bloodthirsty xenomorph to Earth, FX’s upcoming prequel TV show Alien: Earth threatens to make Ellen Ripley’s story in the Alien saga completely pointless. Alien: Earth, which will be the first live-action TV series set in the Alien universe, is being created, written, and directed by Fargo and Legion’s Noah Hawley. FX has released an official synopsis for the show teasing an enticing Earthbound storyline.
1 The Xenomorph Being On Earth Before Alien Drastically Retcons The Franchise The xenomorph aboard the Nostromo was supposed to be humanity's first contact The teaser for Alien: Earth shows planet Earth from space before revealing it’s being reflected on the shiny black head of a xenomorph. The teaser is only a few seconds long and doesn’t feature any plot details, but it seems to promise that the show will bring a xenomorph to Earth.
Humanity Encountering The Xenomorph On Earth Ruins The Point Of Ripley's Story Being the first person to kill a xenomorph is what made Ripley special Close If the human race encounters xenomorphs on Earth in Alien: Earth, then it’ll ruin the point of Ripley’s story in the Alien saga. In the first Alien movie, Ripley was supposed to be the first human to have encountered a xenomorph and lived to tell the tale.
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