Ken Barthelmey, who's provided creature concept artwork for a variety of films such as The Tomorrow War, Godzilla: King of the Monsters and The Empty Man also created some early concept art for the Xenomorph design in Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth!
Dramatically different to the Xenomorph we eventually got in the series, Ken's design goes off the beaten path and introduces a fascinating alternative design! Check it out:
I had the great pleasure to contribute a few concept designs for ''Alien Earth'' during the early development phase, at Studio ADI.
The task was to mix the design with crustacean elements.I really liked the show and hope to see a second season!
Concept drawn in pencil on paper.
What do you think of Ken's alternative Xenomorph design for Alien: Earth? Would you have preferred this look to what we got in the show? Let us know in the comments!
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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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