Scripted series · FX
Alien: Earth
We were safer in space.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sydney Chandler
Wendy
8 eps
Alex Lawther
Joe DiMaggio Hermit
8 eps
Essie Davis
Dame Sylvia
8 eps
Samuel Blenkin
Boy Kavalier
8 eps
Babou Ceesay
Kumi Morrow
8 eps
Adarsh Gourav
Slightly
8 eps
Erana James
Curly
8 eps
Lily Newmark
Nibs
8 eps
Jonathan Ajayi
Smee
8 eps
David Rysdahl
Arthur Sylvia
8 eps
Diêm Camille
Siberian
8 eps
Moe Bar-El
Benjamin Rashidi
8 eps
Adrian Edmondson
Atom Eins
8 eps
Timothy Olyphant
Kirsh
8 eps
Richa Shukla Moorjani
Zoya Zaveri
2 eps
Lloyd Everitt
Hoyt
2 eps
Michael Smiley
Shmuel
2 eps
Florence Bensberg
Marcy
3 eps
Sahajak Boonthanakit
Chief Nagg
3 eps
Pattarasuda Anumanrajadhon
Ops Hamm
2 eps
Dean Alexandrou
Bergerfeld
2 eps
Tayme Thapthimthong
Anant
2 eps
Prinya Intachai
Brahma
2 eps
Rishi Kuppa
Child Slightly
1 eps
Lorelei Winterfrost
Child Curly
2 eps
Elsie Lees
Child Nibs
3 eps
Riotafari Gardner
Child Smee
1 eps
Remi Dabiri-McQuaid
Child Tootles
3 eps
Victoria Masoma
Sullivan
2 eps
Tanapol Chuksrida
Dinsdale
2 eps
Nut Devahastin Na Ayutthaya
Cortez
2 eps
Maksim Maltykov
Technician #1
1 eps
Malik Tyshawn Louis
Technician #2
1 eps
Kamolpon Akaradolyakul
Crying Girl
1 eps
Prachaya Kummuang
Hermit's Roommate (Father)
1 eps
Thopat Khammueang
Hermit's Roommate (Mother)
1 eps
Boonluksa Khummuang
Hermit's Roommate (Child #1)
1 eps
Boonyada Khummuang
Hermit's Roommate (Child #2)
1 eps
Mariam Khummaung
Hermit's Roommate (Grandmother)
1 eps
Margaret Klimova
Marcy (Infant)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Alien: Earth actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Alien: Earth reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 8 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20258 episodes
7.1IMDbAs members of the crash recovery crew search for survivors among the wreckage of a mysterious crashed space vessel, they encounter mysterious predatory life forms more terrifying than they could have ever imagined.With this new threat unlocked, the search crew must fight for survival and what they choose to do with this discovery could change planet Earth as they know it.
Best episode · S01E07 Emergence
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E07
Emergence
An escape plan is hatched leading to a breaking of factions, betrayals, and a shocking confrontation.
- Directed by Dana Gonzales
- Written by Noah Hawley, Maria Melnik
S01E02
Mr. October
Tensions rise between rival corporations, a reunion takes place, and a secret is revealed.
- Directed by Dana Gonzales
- Written by Noah Hawley
S01E01
Neverland
When a spaceship crash-lands on Earth, a sister searches for her brother amidst an unexpected alien threat.
- Directed by Noah Hawley
- Written by Noah Hawley
S01E05
In Space, No One...
An outer-space vessel in peril leads to a dangerous reckoning.
- Directed by Noah Hawley
- Written by Noah Hawley
S01E08
The Real Monsters
A new power dynamic emerges.
- Directed by Dana Gonzales
- Written by Noah Hawley, Migizi Pensoneau
S01E04
Observation
An unexpected connection is formed while a covert plot puts everyone in danger.
- Directed by Ugla Hauksdóttir
- Written by Noah Hawley, Bobak Esfarjani
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E08
The Real Monsters
- Directed by Dana Gonzales
- Written by Noah Hawley, Migizi Pensoneau
S01E07
Emergence
- Directed by Dana Gonzales
- Written by Noah Hawley, Maria Melnik
S01E06
The Fly
- Directed by Ugla Hauksdóttir
- Written by Noah Hawley, Lisa Long
S01E05
In Space, No One...
- Directed by Noah Hawley
- Written by Noah Hawley
S01E04
Observation
- Directed by Ugla Hauksdóttir
- Written by Noah Hawley, Bobak Esfarjani
S01E03
Metamorphosis
- Directed by Dana Gonzales
- Written by Noah Hawley, Bob DeLaurentis
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Noah Hawley
Showrunner
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Joseph E. Iberti
Executive producer
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David W. Zucker
Executive producer
Dana Gonzales
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Clayton Krueger
Executive producer
Ridley Scott
Executive producer
Bobak Esfarjani
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Bob DeLaurentis
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Maria Melnik
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Lisa Long
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Migizi Pensoneau
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Noah HawleyExecutive Producer
- Joseph E. IbertiExecutive Producer
- Regis KimbleProducer
- David W. ZuckerExecutive Producer
- Maria MelnikProducer
- Dana GonzalesExecutive Producer
Writing
- Noah HawleyWriter
- Bobak EsfarjaniWriter
- Bob DeLaurentisWriter
- Maria MelnikWriter
- Lisa LongWriter
- Migizi PensoneauWriter
Direction
- Noah HawleyDirector
- Ugla HauksdóttirDirector
- Dana GonzalesDirector
Cinematography
- David FrancoDirector of Photography
- Dana GonzalesDirector of Photography
- Colin WatkinsonDirector of Photography
- Bella GonzalesDirector of Photography
Music
- Jeff RussoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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