Streaming Success of Alien: Earth
The premiere of Alien: Earth attracted 9.2 million global views during its first six days on streaming platforms, according to reporting based on streaming data.
That figure was calculated by dividing the total amount of time the episode was streamed by the episode’s runtime. The number reflects viewership on Hulu and Disney+ only; the series also airs on FX’s linear channel, which contributes additional, uncounted viewers.
Series Background and Setting
Alien: Earth is the franchise’s first television project and is set two years before the events of the 1979 original film. The series expands the Alien universe with a corporate-dominated future and new technological threats.
Futuristic World and Characters
Set in the year 2120, the story describes an Earth controlled by five corporations: Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic and Threshold. In this Corporate Era, cyborgs—humans with both biological and artificial parts—and synthetics—humanoid robots powered by artificial intelligence—live alongside ordinary people.
Central Plot and Themes
The plot pivots when the visionary Founder and CEO...