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.

Earth premiered its first two episodes on Disney+ almost one year to the day after Fede Álvarez re-energized the sci-fi horror genre with Alien: Romulus, arguably one of the best films in the Alien franchise.

In space, no one can hear you scream, but they can sure hear you scratching your head as you try to make sense of the sprawling “Alien” universe.