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Created by Noah Hawley.
Alien: Earth premiered on August 12, 2025.
Distributed by FX Networks in the United States and internationally by Disney Platform Distribution through Disney+ (via the Star hub in most regions).
Series Review
Alien: Earth brings the scary Alien stories down to Earth and mixes body horror with quiet personal drama.
The show starts with a violent crash. A dying girl’s mind is put into a synthetic body. This raises hard questions about what makes someone human.
Sydney Chandler plays the hybrid and is very good. She makes the character feel real and sad and brave.
Alex Lawther and Samuel Blenkin play strong supporting roles. The show looks great.
The sets, creature effects, and makeup honor the original Alien films while adding fresh ideas.
Sometimes the story moves slowly and follows many side plots. Even so, the series keeps you interested with smart ideas and moral problems.
Alien: Earth is often creepy and thoughtful. It is one of the most ambitious science fiction shows this year and worth watching if you like slow, smart horror.
Ratings
• IMDb: 8.1/10
• Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
• Google Audience Score: 75% liked this TV show
Alien: Earth Actors
Sydney Chandler as Wendy
DOB: February 13, 1996.
Bio: Sydney Chandler is an American actress born in Austin, Texas.
The daughter of Emmy-winning actor Kyle Chandler, she grew up outside Hollywood and ultimately forged her own path through emotionally powerful performances.
She gained early recognition with a supporting role in Don’t Worry Darling (2022)
Role: Wendy is the series lead, a terminally ill child whose consciousness is transferred into an adult synthetic body, making her the first successful “hybrid.” She becomes the hinge that connects corporate experiments to alien menace.
Episodes: 8.
What to Expect: A performance that balances wonder, confusion and fierce survival instinct; Wendy is equal parts fragile and startlingly brave.
Favorite Things: Chandler has said she draws stability from music and personal rituals amid the demands of big-scale shoots.
Notable Works: Pistol, Don’t Worry Darling, Apple TV+’s Sugar.
Florence Bensberg as Marcy (Wendy’s original human form)
DOB: June 25, 2011.
Bio: Florence Bensberg is a young English actress hailing from London who began acting at age five.
She is best known for her role as Curly in Disney’s 2023 live-action Peter Pan & Wendy and for portraying Riley in the Strike Back series on HBO and Sky
Role: Marcy is the original human identity of Wendy, an 11-year-old terminally ill girl whose consciousness is transferred into a synthetic body.
Episodes: 2.
What to Expect: Tender, heartbreaking moments that make the hybrid premise feel human.
Favorite Things: Too new to the spotlight for many public interviews; described as a focused young actor on set.
Notable Works: Peter Pan & Wendy (2023), Strike Back.
Alex Lawther as Joe Hermit (CJ / Hermit)
DOB: May 4, 1995.
Bio: Alex Lawther is an English actor, writer, and director, acclaimed for his emotionally rich portrayals in both film and television.
He made his stage debut as John Blakemore in the West End’s South Downs, and soon earned industry praise for his cinematic debut as young Alan Turing in The Imitation Game (2014), winning the London Critics’ Circle Award for Young British Performer of the Year.
Role: Joe Hermit is Wendy’s brother and a medic-turned-soldier who is drawn into the Maginot crash investigation and the xenomorph threat.
Episodes: 8.
What to Expect: Stoic heroism with a raw edge; Lawther excels at quiet ruptures and moral conflict.
Favorite Things: In interviews, Lawther has emphasized his love for theatre, script exploration, and deeply character-driven roles.
Notable Works: The End of the F***ing World, Black Mirror, Andor, The Last Duel, The French Dispatch.
Essie Davis as Dame Sylvia
DOB: January 19, 1970.
Bio: Essie Davis is a celebrated Australian actress and singer whose career spans theatre, television, and film.
A graduate of NIDA, she began her professional journey with the Bell Shakespeare Company before rising to acclaim on stage, winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress (A Streetcar Named Desire) and earning a Tony nomination (Jumpers).
Role: Dame Sylvia is a senior scientist in the Prodigy hybrid program and a complicated moral figure who oversees the emotional wellbeing of the Lost Boys and Girls.
Episodes: 8.
What to Expect: A layered, authoritative performance that can feel both protective and ethically compromised.
Favorite Things: Davis often emphasizes the importance of theatre and literary storytelling as foundations for her craft and frequently returns to stage work between screen projects.
Notable Works: The Babadook, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Game of Thrones, Lambs of God, True History of the Kelly Gang.
Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier
DOB: April 1, 1996.
Bio: Samuel Blenkin is an English actor and director originally from Cheltenham, England.
A 2017 graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Blenkin made his professional debut on stage as Scorpius Malfoy in the West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a performance often praised for its emotional depth and charisma
Role: Boy Kavalier is the young, reckless CEO of Prodigy and the globe-dominating tech force whose experiments push ethical limits.
Episodes: 8.
What to Expect: Privilege, charisma and a chilling sense of entitlement; Blenkin plays hubris as menace.
Favorite Things: Shaped by his dramatic training and ensemble-heavy stage background, Blenkin often cites his roots in theatre and fine-tuned character work as vital to his creative process.
Notable Works: Peaky Blinders, Atlanta, Black Mirror, The Sandman, Mary & George, stage work.
Babou Ceesay as Morrow
DOB: 1979
Bio: Baboucarr Alieu Ceesay is a British actor of Gambian descent, celebrated for portraying morally complex characters across television, film, and theatre.
Educated at Imperial College London in microbiology before transitioning into acting, he later trained at the Oxford School of Drama
Role: Morrow is the Maginot’s cyborg security officer, an imposing figure unwaveringly loyal to Weyland-Yutani and hell-bent on securing its biological specimens at any cost.
Episodes: 8.
What to Expect: A rugged, intimidating presence who occasionally reveals surprising compassion.
Favorite Things: Ceesay often emphasizes the foundational influence of theatre and a disciplined approach to character work, rooted in his dramatic training.
Notable Works: Free Fire, Eye in the Sky, ‘71, Guerrilla, and Damilola, Our Loved Boy.
Adarsh Gourav as Slightly
DOB: July 8, 1994.
Bio: Adarsh Gourav Bhagavatula is an Indian actor celebrated for his powerful, emotionally rich performances.
Born in Jamshedpur, he trained at The Drama School in Mumbai and has a musical background, including nine years of Hindustani classical training.
Role: Slightly is one of the hybrids created by Boy Kavalier, a synthetic carrying a child’s consciousness who must learn agency in a hostile world.
Episodes: 8.
What to Expect: Quiet cruelty and deep empathy; Gourav makes hybrids feel heartbreakingly human.
Favorite Things: He is drawn to music, theatre training, and cross-cultural storytelling, reflecting his own roots and artistic interests.
Notable Works: The White Tiger, Extrapolations.
Rishi Kuppa as Aarush (original human form of Slightly)
DOB: N/A
Bio: Rishi Kuppa is a young British actor of Indian heritage whose early work in short films and TV prepared him for emotionally demanding roles.
Casting directors tapped him to portray Aarush, giving the character a real human dimension before the sci-fi transformation into Slightly.
Role: Aarush is the terminally ill 12-year-old from Mumbai whose consciousness becomes Slightly’s. His flashback scenes are crucial to the show’s ethical center.
Episodes: 1.
What to Expect: Poignant, authentic young performance used to ground the series’ stakes.
Favorite Things: Emerging actor; public personal details are limited.
Notable Works: Early TV roles, indie shorts, and now a breakout performance in a major genre franchise.
Erana James as Curly
DOB: February 17, 1999.
Bio: Erana James is a New Zealand–born actress of Māori heritage (Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Waikato Tainui).
She grew up on a farm in Whangārei before moving to Wellington at age 10, where she began training in acting around age 14.
Role: Curly is another hybrid in Wendy’s circle; she has her own ambitions and tensions that complicate the group’s dynamics.
Episodes: 8.
What to Expect: Sharp edges, fierce loyalty and narrative surprises as alliances shift.
Favorite Things: James often credits her rural upbringing and early Maori cultural connection for shaping both her grounded performance style and character choices.
Notable Works: The Wilds, The Changeover, We Were Dangerous, Uproar.
Lily Newmark as Nibs
DOB: May 24, 1994.
Bio: Lily Inge Newmark, born in Camberwell, South London, is a British actress and former model. She graduated with a BA in Acting and Contemporary Theatre from East 15 Acting School in 2016.
Newmark first earned critical notice with her lead role in the indie film Pin Cushion (2017), which earned her a British Independent Film Award nomination.
Role: Nibs is a member of Wendy’s cohort, a hybrid character in the ensemble whose experiences help illustrate the varied consequences of the program’s arc.
Episodes: 2.
What to Expect: A wink of youthful sarcasm, vulnerability beneath bravado.
Favorite Things: Newmark values her theater training, enjoys contemporary British TV, and thrives in collaborative ensemble work.
Notable Works: Sex Education, Temple, Cursed, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Misbehaviour.
Jonathan Ajayi as Smee
DOB: August 21, 1996.
Bio: Jonathan Ajayi is a British actor of Nigerian heritage, trained at ArtsEd (Arts Educational Schools) and the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), where he earned top honors and a full scholarship.
He made his West End debut at the Young Vic in The Brothers Size, earning critical acclaim, and went on to perform in productions at the Young Vic, Bush Theatre, and National Theatre
Role: Smee is a hybrid and a close ally of Slightly; his arc shows how synthetics bond and fracture under pressure.
Episodes: 8.
What to Expect: A quietly magnetic presence with physical and emotional nuance.
Favorite Things: Ajayi’s training and creative roots lie in intensive stagecraft, character preparation, and theater collaboration.
Notable Works: The Brothers Size, Noughts + Crosses, Wonder Woman 1984, The Drifters, Vigil.
David Rysdahl as Arthur Sylvia
DOB: April 2, 1987.
Bio: David Rysdahl is an American actor and writer known for bringing layered emotional depth to morally complex characters.
A Minnesota native, he has built a reputation through indie films and character-driven TV roles.
Role: Arthur is a scientist tied to Prodigy’s hybrid experiments and the husband of Dame Sylvia. His work sits at the show’s ethical fault lines.
Episodes: 8.
What to Expect: Thoughtful, quietly anguished science-figure performance that humanizes the program’s cost.
Favorite Things: Frequently champions ensemble-driven storytelling and values his indie film background.
Notable Works: Nine Days, No Exit, Fargo S5.
More Actors
• Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh.
• Adrian Edmondson as Atom Eins.
• Diêm Camille as Siberian.
• Moe Bar-El as Rashidi.
• Richa Moorjani as Zaveri.
• Sandra Yi Sencindiver as Yutani.
• Kit Young as Tootles.
• Lloyd Everitt as Hoyt.
• Amir Boutrous as Rahim.
• Karen Aldridge as Chibuzo.
• Jamie Bisping as Malachite.
• Andy Yu as Teng.
• Max Rinehart as Bronski.
• Enzo Cilenti as Petrovich.
• Tom Moya
• Victoria Masoma as Sullivan.
• Tanapol Chuksrida as Dinsdale.
• Plus numerous guest stars, ship crew, corporate executives, soldiers and otherhybrids who populate the season.
FAQ – Alien: Earth TV Series
Will there be a xenomorph in Alien:Earth?
Yes. Alien: Earth will feature Xenomorphs, the franchise’s iconic alien creatures, and not just briefly.
How Is Alien: Earth a Prequel?
Alien: Earth is set in 2120, just two years before the events of the original Alien (1979), making it a true prequel to that film. More on VULTURE
How many episodes are in Season 1 and what’s the schedule?
Season 1 consists of 8 episodes. The first two premiered on August 12, followed by weekly releases each Tuesday through September 23, 2025.
Where can I watch it?
In the US, it streams on Hulu. International viewers can watch on Disney+.
Conclusion
Alien: Earth is a bold and thoughtful take on the Alien world. Strong acting, especially from Sydney Chandler, and striking visuals make many scenes unforgettable.
The story moves slowly at times and follows several side plots, which may not suit every viewer.
If you like slow-burn horror that asks big questions about who we are, this series is worth watching.