‘Alien: Earth’ Possibly Set to Reveal Strange New Alien Creatures Alongside Xenomorphs
The new teaser for Alien: Earth has fans talking, and for good reason. It looks like the show might introduce something no one expected, new alien life forms that aren’t Xenomorphs. While director Noah Hawley had already dropped hints about this, the latest footage makes it feel much more real.
Hawley said he wants the series to bring back the fear and mystery that made the first Alien movies famous. He explained that the old films were scary because just when audiences thought they understood the aliens, something worse showed up. “I am trying to re-mystify Alien. So much of what made that first movie and the second movie so horrifying was that every time you thought you knew what the lifecycle of this creature was, it just got worse,” Hawley said. He also added that he’s trying to surprise fans in the same way. “I’ve tried to come up with ways that the show returns that sense of, ‘What’s going to happen next? That’s so gross!’”
Hawley also revealed that the Xenomorphs themselves will look different this time. He said he wanted them to seem more insect-like instead of just sticking to their usual black appearance. “I wanted to play into more of the bug-like quality of it, so maybe it falls a little more in the roach coloration,” he explained.
Dana Gonzales, who works as executive producer on the show, gave more details about these changes. He said that the team designed the creatures carefully to make sure they looked scary when filmed. “I think we designed something that is very photographable and scary and detailed… we can kind of fly the Xeno around and stuff like that. So it’s not so much just coming out and scaring you and having that kind of jump scare. It’s literally flying through the air. It’s chasing,” Gonzales said.
Gonzales also shared something surprising. He confirmed that the Xenomorphs in the show are all real physical creatures, not computer-generated. “We don’t have any CG Xenomorph. It’s 100% real,” he said. He explained that even the Facehuggers are real props, built by the famous Wētā Workshop. “I don’t know how many we have, but we have many Facehuggers that do different things,” he added.
As for how much of the Xenomorph fans will actually see, Gonzales had a clear answer. There will be a lot. “We’re seeing more Xenomorph than any of these movies,” he promised. He said that past Alien films only showed the creatures in quick shots, but Alien: Earth will be different. “We have huge sequences where all you’re seeing is the Xenomorph. It’s driving a lot of things,” Gonzales said.
He also explained that the show will get moving quickly. While the first episode introduces the main story and characters, the second and third episodes are where the action really takes off. “Two used to be super massive. Now 2 and 3 are both massive,” he said. “There’s a lot of Xenomorph activity going on wall-to-wall. One, 2 and 3 together are going to be unbelievable.”
With Hawley teasing new creatures, Gonzales promising more Xenomorphs than ever, and everything made using practical effects, Alien: Earth looks set to deliver both surprises and scares when it premieres on August 12, 2025. The new teaser has raised expectations, and fans are eager to see what strange alien life awaits beyond the Xenomorphs.
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