88 m. ago Alien: Earth review: This surreal Disney+ reboot is a true genre

Panto season will never be the same again. Disney have invented a new kind of movie sequel crossover, updating Sigourney Weaver 's horror classic Alien by blending it with Peter Pan.

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2 h. ago Alien: Earth has landed – here’s where to watch the Alien spin

Ready your pulse rifles – the first two episodes are available to stream now

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6 h. ago Alien: Earth is a stark warning against the erosion of humanity

The new sci-fi horror serves as an alarm bell about the current state of the world, and the technological threats we face, writes Nick Hilton. It’s what the genre does best

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12 h. ago Alien: Earth cast: who is in the cast of Alien TV show? Full list of actors in Disney Plus series

Alien: Earth features a cast including Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant and more 👀👽

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23 h. ago What time is Alien: Earth out on Disney Plus? UK and US release time explained

Alien: Earth is set to crash land on Disney Plus this week 🚨

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24 h. ago Humans have 116 days until 'alien spaceship' reaches Earth as 'it could save or destroy us'

An unexplained object hurtling through the universe has baffled several scientists – with one professor suggesting aliens could be on the way to Earth, which could 'save or destroy us'

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41 h. ago Alien: Earth cast lift lid on 'sweetest vegan in the world' cast as sci

The cast of the new Alien TV series, Alien: Earth, have admitted that they couldn't help but giggle at the man inside the iconic Xenomorph suit on set

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42 h. ago Alien: Earth cast admits they ‘weren’t scared’ of show’s new ‘vegan’ Xenomorph

The cast of the terrifying new Alien series have admitted they weren’t particularly scared of the iconic space menace on set for one simple reason

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43 h. ago Alien: Earth boss explains reason for introducing new lifeforms alongside iconic Xenomorphs

Noah Hawley has opened up about his decision to introduce four new alien species to the Alien universe in the upcoming TV series, Alien: Earth

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44 h. ago Alien: Earth creator explains one major change he made to iconic sci

The new sci-fi horror series Alien: Earth makes some huge changes to the franchise based on Ridley Scott’s original 1970s masterpiece

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55 h. ago ‘Oh God no, Dad!’ The makers of TV’s most terrifying monsters reveal their repulsive secrets

As Alien: Earth hits the small screen with promises of creatures even scarier than the slathering xenomorphs, SFX experts tell us how they made Stranger Things, The Last of Us and more so horrifyingWhen special effects artist Aaron Sims first read the script for Stranger Things, he was struck by how vague the description was for the show’s centrepiece monster. “It basically said, ‘The Demogorgon is a tall, lanky creature that eats children,’” recalls Sims. “I’m thinking, ‘OK, that’s scary – but what does that actually look like?’” What happened when he posed this question to the series creators Matt and Ross Duffer? “They said, ‘We have no idea – come up with something.’”For Sims, who has worked on films such as The Incredible Hulk, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and X-Men, this was a relief. “When there’s already a fanbase, there is a lot of scrutiny and expectation. The fans either love it or hate it – and there’s nothing you can do. Working on The Incredible Hulk, for example, to...

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4 d. ago Alien: Earth – Ridley Scott’s terrifying space monster finally comes to TV and it’s properly creepy

The most cinematic evil creature ever comes to the small screen, courtesy of the brains behind the excellent revamp of Fargo. It’s a dread-packed, gory watch that’s hugely entertaining‘I am human, and nothing human is alien to me,” wrote Roman playwright Terence in 165BC. He hadn’t seen any of the Alien films, though. He hadn’t seen Alien or Aliens or Alien 3 , he hadn’t seen any of the Predator crossover canon, he hadn’t seen Resurrection or Prometheus or the one after Prometheus. He hadn’t even seen Alien: Romulus, even though it’s named after the guy who co-founded Rome. The Oscar-winning franchise has earned well over a billion dollars worldwide. There’s nothing more human than loving Alien.Part of the franchise’s success is its malleability. A creature-horror stuffed with Freudian nightmare, the films blend action, sci-fi, theology and satire. (I don’t want to be Frankenstein’s Pedant about it, but the monster is the profit-driven corporation determined to bring the alien to Ea...

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6 d. ago Alien: Earth release date, cast, trailer and plot as Xenomorphs take over TV screens

Alien: Earth is the latest instalment in the Alien franchise and is set to arrive on Disney+ in just a week's time

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7 d. ago When does Alien Earth drop? Everything to know about the new sci

It’s the franchise’s first TV series

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7 d. ago Alien: Earth review: 'instant TV classic splices body horror with AI angst'

This new series on Disney is a prequel to the original Ridley Scott film that both echoes its brilliance and takes the Alien franchise into new territory to tackle contemporary tech angst

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7 d. ago Alien: Earth review: 'instant classic body horror epic about AI angst'

This new series on Disney is a prequel to the original Ridley Scott film that both echoes its brilliance and takes the Alien franchise into new territory to tackle contemporary tech angst

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7 d. ago Sydney Chandler describes experience on the Alien: Earth TV series as ‘a joy’

The new TV series is based on the acclaimed Alien franchise.

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9 d. ago Expert's claim exact date 'alien probe' will land on earth dubbed 'nonsense on stilts'

A leading expert at the University of Oxford has dismissed the wild claims of an interstellar probe arriving on Earth, and said the theory was 'nonsense on stilts'

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3 w. ago Earth 'does contain alien life' and it could mean another planet can host humans

A team of experts have been studying our own ocean in a bid to see whether one of Jupiter's moons – Europa – might have the capacity to have microbial life on it

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