The first reviews and Rotten Tomatoes score for Alien: Earth are in, and critics are praising the series as one of the franchise’s best entries. Created by Noah Hawley, Alien: Earth has a massive ensemble cast led by Sydney Chandler, Essie Davis, and Timothy Olyphant. The series will drop on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
Critics are loving Alien: Earth in reviews
Critics are responding positively to Alien: Earth in their first reactions. The series marks the franchise’s first foray into TV. It is a prequel to the original 1979 Ridley Scott film, Alien.
The story of the show focuses on a “mysterious space vessel” carrying a Xenomorph that crashes on Earth. As chaos ensues, a group is set into the wrecked ship to confront the threat.
Here is what some of the first reviews for Alien: Earth are saying.
Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, “A heady, sprawling, occasionally unwieldy but eventually thrilling epic about personhood, hubris and, of course, the primal pleasure of watching people get absolutely rocked by space monsters.”
Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone praised creator Noah Hawley and stated, “Hawley has taken a concept that has no business working for television and shaped it into something thrilling, strange, and surprising.”
Brandon Yu of The Wrap asserted, “Noah Hawley’s dazzlingly haunting epic is all about what exactly defines us as human.” Yu further added, “In Alien: Earth, it’s on our planet that the franchise’s mythos gets the most expansive and awe-inspiring treatment that previous films have always only gestured toward, in its narrative and visual scope.”
Writing for Decider, Meghan O’Keefe lauded the cinematography of Alien: Earth and stated that “the kills are horrifying.” She also added that the series “remembers that the best scares are always followed up by an uproarious gasp of laughter.”
Alien: Earth starts with great Rotten Tomatoes score
Alien: Earth has managed to achieve a great score on Rotten Tomatoes so far. It currently holds a score of 90 percent on the Tomatometer based on 42 critic reviews.
The series previously had a score of 85 percent on the Tomatometer from 25 reviews. For comparison, the previous entry in the Alien franchise, Alien: Romulus, currently has a score of 80 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
