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In Comicbook.com’s review of Alien: Earth, critic Kofi Outlaw praised the series’ mix of horror and sci-fi intrigue, stating, “The two-episode premiere is going to give fans plenty of reason to invest in Alien: Earth, initially, but it will be the doom-heavy intrigue (more so than the characters) that will keep them coming back for the rest… Alien: Earth is a strong indication that TV will be the final piece needed for the franchise to be firing on all platforms (movies, television, gaming, comics).”
Alien: Earth did beat the most recent Alien movie by a wide margin, coming in 10 points over 2024’s Alien: Romulus, which secured a Fresh rating of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes after 400 reviews from critics. The film, which was a box office success, was cited as injecting some much-needed fresh blood into the long-running franchise. The R-rated Alien installment earned $105.3 million domestically at the box office and $245.5 million internationally for a worldwide haul of $350.8 million. The movie was both a prequel and a sequel, with Romulus taking place between the events of 1979’s Alien and 1986’s Aliens. Alien: Earth, on the other hand, is a prequel to Alien, taking place two years before the events of that film.
Alien: Earth May Become One of the Best Entries in the Alien Canon
Alien: Earth is already ahead of the poorly received Alien 3, which has a Rotten rating of 44% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Alien Resurrection, which has a rating of 55%. As for other prequels in the Alien franchise, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, both performed a bit better than Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection, with Prometheus earning a Fresh rating of 73% and Alien: Covenant earning a 65% rating.
Created by renowned writer and director Noah Hawley, Alien: Earth takes place in the year 2120 and focuses on a time when corporations, including Weyland-Yutani, control Earth and have advanced synthetic and cyborg technology. The show focuses on a mysterious spaceship that crash-lands on Earth, unleashing dangerous alien lifeforms on the planet and putting a young woman named Wendy (Sydney Chandler) and a group of tactical soldiers in a fight for survival against the deadly threats.
