Earth. It had a two-episode premiere on Hulu and FX last night. The show is set in the year 2120, two years before Ridley Scott’s original Alien is set. It takes place on Earth, where a Weyland-Yutani ship,

Noah Hawley, creator of FX's "Fargo" and trippy X-Men series "Legion," fundamentally understands what makes the aliens of "Alien" scary, and what makes the world Scott created so enticing to return to for film after film.

The show, based on the Ridley Scott film, creates its own creepy-cool world and juggles ideas that go beyond merely trying to gross out its audience.

The TV prequel to the Alien movies calls back to the best elements of those original films — including questions about corporate exploitation and technological advancements.

The Alien franchise has a new champion, and it’s called Alien: Earth. The latest addition to the series, and the very first live-action episodic show, has taken fans and critics by storm. The reactions have been so strong that,