Concept artist Ken Barthelmey has shared additional early concept artwork he created for the Xenomorph in Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth series! While his last piece of artwork showed the Xenomorph as more of a crustacean, this alternative style gave the Xenomorph a more muscular tail to aid in climbing. As Ken described:

A few more early concept drawings for ''Alien Earth''. The alien was designed to be an agile climber, hence the more muscular tail.

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Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth season 1 began streaming August 12th, 2025 and spans 8 hour-long episodes. You can find a list of the episodes titles and their release dates here.

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