The Alien franchise debuted in 1979 and we're still in Sigourney Weaver's universe. In a franchise nearly as complex as Star Wars, where does Alien Earth fit? There's a great (but lengthy) ScreenRant recap of the entire series , but in short, Alien Earth is somewhere after Alien: Covenant and two years before the events of the original Alien. Confused? No worries, you can catch up on Prometheus and Alien: Covenant on Sling with HBO Max .

According to the FX website, the series will feature a deep space research ship crash landing on Earth. You can watch the series premiere at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 12 on FX, live on Sling.

Here's how to stream Alien Earth on FX with your Sling subscription :

Alien Earth premieres on FX on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. ET. Episodes will air

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