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

The series by creator Noah Hawley is described as a spin-off to the original Ridley Scott-directed film, " Alien ," from 1979. The film follows a space crew aboard the starship, Nostromo, who are on their journey back home when they receive a distress call from an alien vessel.

Fans were promised a dark, cerebral extension of the Alien universe in Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth, which would include corporate fraud, xenomorph terror, and challenging philosophical issues about syn

A new chapter in the famed Alien franchise has invaded our TV screens with Noah Hawley‘s FX original series, Alien: Earth. While the films are survival stories usually focused on a central location, Alien: Earth showcases the planet as a distant future cyberpunk metropolis run by five megacorporations.

Set in 2120, it hinges on a batch of alien and various mutating specimens who crash-land on Earth in a research vessel that’s owned by one of five corporations that now rule during this Corporate Era — a chillingly plausible schematic.

“Alien: Earth” premieres on Tuesday, Aug. 12 on FX and Hulu, and Aug. 13 on Disney+ internationally. New episodes of “Alien: Earth” will be available to stream at 8 p.m. ET on Hulu. They will also air on FX at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

The lab holding the alien life hostage was designed with a muted color palette and tone. “We wanted the people and the creatures to stand out from the background,” Nicholson said. “There’s a fiberglass finish with vinyl flooring in the corridors, so nothing was popping too much.”