Earth," he knew it was vital to capture the shock and horror audiences first felt when they saw Ridley Scott's 1979 classic. That's a tall order considering the "Alien" franchise has gutted all of the Xenomorph's surprises over the course of seven films and two crossover movies.

Alien: Earth has finally landed, and the premiere unveiled a very special cameo from series creator Noah Hawley, who appeared in a flashback sequence as Marcy’s, a.k.a. Wendy’s ( Sydney Chandler ), dad.

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.

This new spin-off series follows Wendy, a humanoid robot “hybrid” prototype who joins forces with an unlikely crew of tactical soldiers when a ship from deep space, the USCSS Maginot, hits Earth in a crash landing.

Earth for years, FX and Hulu have settled on releasing the first season of the show through a weekly schedule. The model will allow fans to unveil the mysteries of the series throughout the fall of 2025.

Earth,” batters viewers expecting Xenomorph horror from an additional, less expected angle: The series is practically drowning in “Peter Pan” metaphors that don’t quite work. That’s partly by design;

A crashed ship, mind transplants, a blood-eating bug, an eyeball that moves on tentacles — Noah Hawley’s new series starts with a (sometimes revolting) bang