After last week’s shocking ending, Alien: Earth is returning to its roots via deep-space horror in Episode 5 – and the Xenomorph is back.
The new Alien series, developed by Noah Hawley (Legion, Fargo), opened with a brief sequence on the USS Maginot, a doomed Weyland-Yutani research vessel that crashes into Prodigy City on Earth when things go very wrong aboard the ship.
But what exactly happened on its fateful voyage home? We saw glimpses of it in the premiere’s prologue, with Bear (the show’s revered Xeno) wreaking havoc as Morrow declared the crew dead and climbed into a hideaway underneath Mother’s mainframe.
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This week, Alien: Earth Episode 5 will explore the full, horrifying nightmare that befell the Maginot’s crew – and this time, everybody will hear them scream.
Alien: Earth Episode 5 release date & time
Alien: Earth Episode 5 will air on FX and drop on Hulu and Disney Plus at 5pm PT/8pm ET on September 2.
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For UK viewers and those outside the US, that means you’ll either need to stay up late or get up early and watch it to avoid spoilers. Find out when it’ll be available to stream in other time zones below:
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- 9pm Brazil
- 1am UK
- 2am Central European Summer Time
- 3am Eastern European Summer Time
- 5:30am India
- 10am Australia
- 12pm New Zealand
How many episodes of Alien: Earth are there?
There are eight episodes of Alien: Earth. The first two were released August 12, and the rest will be released individually and weekly thereafter.
As for whether or not Season 2 is on the table, it looks likely. Speaking to Variety in 2024, FX chief John Landgraf teased: “We’re pretty bullish on Alien: Earth and we’ve told [Hawley] that assuming, as we hope, Alien: Earth is a returning television series, we want him to focus on at least writing two seasons of it before returning to a possible sixth season of Fargo.”
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What happened in Alien: Earth Episode 4?
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Alien: Earth Episode 4 mostly took place on Prodigy Island, with Boy Kavalier wanting his team to figure out what’s going on with Wendy’s connection to the Xenomorphs, especially when she manages to vocalize their noises.
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The episode ends with Wendy communicating with a baby Xeno, even going as far as to pet it. “I mean, clearly it’s a matriarchy, clearly there’s a hive, clearly they’re drones, and clearly they can communicate on some level. Is it a pheromone? Is it telepathy? Is it a language we can hear, etc?” Hawley teased to Decider.
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Elsewhere on the base, Kirsh grows suspicious of Slightly, and it’s clear he knows that Morrow is manipulating him. How far this will go remains unclear, but with dangerous creatures ready to be freed, things could get messy.
Nibs also believes she’s pregnant… for some reason (she seems to be carrying a lot of baggage from her past life). Also, the eye midge got its tentacles into a sheep’s eye, and it was absolutely disgusting.
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Before Episode 5, find out how Alien: Earth fits into the Alien timeline, check out our breakdown of the Alien: Earth soundtrack so far, and find out how to watch Alien: Earth for free.
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