One could easily make the argument that the future of an entire franchise rested on the success or failure of FX's " Alien: Earth ." The show is a dramatic deviation from the standard storytelling format for the Alien universe. Instead of focusing on a crew of space travelers being hunted by vicious Xenomorphs — as most installments in the Alien franchise do — showrunner Noah Hawley chose to explore an Earth-based storyline that actually finds its Xenomorphs largely contained for a good portion of the season.

Some fans may be bothered that Hawley has introduced several new species of alien to the universe, but most critics agree the show is a slam dunk, with a certified fresh Rotten Tomato score of 95% with critics. Part of what makes the Xenomorphs — as they have been from the first movi

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