The Alien franchise is finally making the leap to TV with Alien: Earth, an FX and Hulu series that takes the terrifying Xenomorphs down to Earth for the first time. It’s a big change from the usual isolated spaceships and deep-space horror we’re used to,

FX ‘s new gritty sci-fi thriller Alien: Earth is full of Xenomorphs, cyborgs, synthetics, hybrids, trillionaires, and high tech, but there’s one very human character anchoring the show’s deepest drama.

(NEXSTAR) — Following its bombastic (and terrific) two-episode premiere, FX’s “Alien: Earth” furiously pulses deeper into chaos in the series’ third episode, which finally brings the action — and the monsters — off the Weyland-Yutani ship that crash-landed in episode one.

There are a total of eight episodes in Alien: Earth Season 1. New episodes will roll out on FX and Hulu on Tuesdays at 8 PM ET from now through Tuesday, September 23. Don’t want to miss a single scary second of Alien: Earth? Here’s when each and every episode of the first season comes out on FX and Hulu:

Earth Episode 3, Wendy and Hermit face a terrifying xenomorph attack while Boy Kavalier's sinister plan is revealed.

"Earth" smacks you in the face with all things "Alien" from its very first moments, describing a capitalist world controlled by corporations instead of governments, and bringing us to a deep space research vessel with sleep pods and a congenial crew. Nothing could possibly go wrong with all the vicious alien specimens on board, right?

FX ‘s Alien: Earth continues to unfold on Hulu as the show explores the classic film franchise from a new TV perspective, but one big question lingers as we follow hybrid Wendy ( Sydney Chandler) along for the Earth-based adventure. Will there be a Season 2?

Alien: Earth has barely begun, but is already breaking new ground in the Alien franchise — and retracing some older steps, too. The series premiere introduces a brave new world where five megacorporations have divided the Earth between them,