A plethora of Alien: Earth news has surfaced this weekend as we officially reach the 1-month countdown mark! While cast and crew are gearing up for a special Alien: Earth panel at San Diego Comic-Con next week, the official Alien: Earth website has been updated with some exciting announcements.
Alien: Earth Official Podcast
Yep, FX and 20th Century Studios are launching an official podcast for the series! Hosted by Adam Rogers, the podcast will accompany the show and feature exclusive interviews with showrunner Noah Hawley and the cast and crew! They'll be covering all aspects of the show in depth! Listeners can tune in via Apple and Spotify.
Alien: Earth VR Experience
A custom, unique virtual reality experience has also been created for fans of the show! Utilizing Apple's Vision Pro and Meta Quest, the Alien: Earth VR experience will let fans explore various sets from the show:
Step into the sets and locations of Alien: Earth with super-panoramic images that offer an unparalleled deep dive into the show’s universe.
Bring the characters into your space with spatial images that add a new level of depth and realism. Launching with the premiere of Alien: Earth on August 12th, Alien: Earth – The Official Podcast will also be offered in spatial video, pairing the audio from each episode with visually rich imagery that provides an immersive viewing experience.
See the story unfold around you like never before. Captured at an incredible 8,000 to 15,000 pixels, each image takes you deeper into the world of Alien: Earth. Now available on Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest.
SFX Magazine Feature
SFX Magazine are doing a full spread for Alien: Earth as well! They've debuted a look at their upcoming issue, as well as some accompanying goodies and an interview with Noah Hawley, which they previewed on their affiliate website. Interestingly, Noah reveals he reached out to Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049, Dune) for tips on how to invoke a sense of scale for ships and creatures in the show:
I ended up having a conversation with Denis Villeneuve because his movies, I’ve never seen anyone better at showing me that something is big… That feeling of being dwarfed by the size of a ship or a sandworm… One of the things that was really important to me to convey was a sense of scale. I wasn’t looking for trade secrets because I also feel it’s about intimacy as well. You have to have the two, the big and the small. That’s what’s really important to me in this show and I think we’ve achieved it.
It’s a pretty good one, right? Why lie? The guy’s a master, one of the greats. It’s all about story at the end of the day, the moment that it’s style over substance you’re in trouble. That’s clear from his work and from our conversation and clear to me as well, of how to mix practical effects with the visual effects. I come from a model of doing more with less, I pride myself on making things that look like they cost twice what I actually had. Some of that is just vision and execution. But you also have to know where to spend the money to make things feel big.
The SFX Magazine Alien: Earth issue will be available for purchase starting July 16th!
In addition to all those updates, the Alien: Earth website also updated its cast & character profiles with some new production stills, which we've added to our gallery as well!
Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth TV series arrives this summer on Disney+ / Hulu and FX Networks! The first 2 episodes will begin streaming August 12th, 2025 and the show will span 8 hour-long episodes! You can find a list of the episodes titles and their release dates here.
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