For Hawley, overlaying Peter Pan onto Alien: Earth ‘s science fiction made sense because of the idea of trapping children’s minds in immortal bodies that were created, and ruled over, by a literal boy genius. Moreover, because Barrie’s work isn’t quite as anodyne and sweet as Disney’s animated film.

The first hybrid prototype, named Wendy, marks a new dawn in the race for immortality. After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides with Prodigy City, Wendy and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined.

In the summer of 1979, a just-turned-12 Noah Hawley fancied the idea of seeing Ridley Scott’s new film Alien at his local movie theatre in New York. His parents took him to see Alan Arkin and Peter Falk’s unpredictable comedy The In-Laws instead.

Alien: Earth viewership surged with a strong debut, highlighting the series’ impact within the franchise. The premiere episode attracted millions of viewers across multiple platforms in under a week.

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?

Ahead of Alien: Earth's two-episode premiere, we talked to series creator Noah Hawley and executive producer David W. Zucker.

If you're in space, and no one can hear you scream, that's probably because a certain xenomorph with acid for blood has become a wee bit predictable - which is exactly why Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley brought some new monstrous friends along for the party.

The new TV series on FX trades in the brutal simplicity and narrative economy of the "Alien"​ franchise ​for something rangier and looser.

Noah Hawley’s goal isn’t to rewrite what others have written but expand upon the worlds they’ve created. Now, in “Alien: Earth,” he’s expanding upon the idea Ridley Scott created with “Alien.”

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