Alien: Earth season 2: key information
– Hasn’t been officially announced
– Showrunner Noah Hawley hopes a renewal order will come before 2025 ends
– Unclear when it could be released
– No trailer unveiled yet
– Main cast from season 1 expected to return
– Last season’s finale teases where the story could go next
– Hawley has ideas about what season 2’s plot will entail
– No word on how many seasons there could be
Want to know if Alien: Earth season 2 is on the way? Unfortunately, I can’t answer that question as the sci-fi horror show hasn’t yet been renewed for another outing.
Nonetheless, it’s worth discussing the prospect of another installment of Alien: Earth. Indeed, with its debut season ending on a cliffhanger, there’s plenty of narrative ground for showrunner Noah Hawley and its cast to cover in a follow-up.
There’s lots of reading to do to keep you occupied until we hear more about the FX TV Original’s possible return, too. Below, I’ve rounded up the latest information and rumors on season 2, including its likely cast and potential story beats. So, what are you waiting for? Dive in!
Alien: Earth season 2 release date prediction
Predictably, with the series yet to be renewed, Alien: Earth season 2’s release date hasn’t been revealed. Hawley has discussed the prospect of a sequel season, though, so let’s see what he had to say.
Chatting to Polygon, Hawley stated he was “pretty confident” that the cast and crew would “get to make more [seasons]”. And in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter (THR), Hawley expressed his hope that he’d learn if FX Networks wants to make another installment before the end of 2025.
On the basis that Alien: Earth is renewed, it’ll be some time before we get to see it. Speaking to Variety, Hawley revealed that no script work had been carried out, but he and his writing team were ready to go if and when a season 2 announcement is made. Additionally, Hawley told ScreenRant that he doesn’t want the series to be off the air for too long.
That said, given it’ll take months for those scripts to be penned, and then, at my estimate, at least 12 to 18 months to complete pre-production, film the next eight-part season, and carry out its lengthy post-production phase, I’d be amazed if Alien: Earth is back on our screens before mid to late 2027.
Alien: Earth season 2 trailer: is there one?
No. Alien: Earth hasn’t even been renewed for a second season, let alone begun filming, so it’ll be a long time before a trailer is released. Once one is, I’ll update this section.
Alien: Earth season 2 cast: who’s likely to return?
Full spoilers follow for Alien: Earth season 1.
Based on how last season ended, here’s who I expect to see if a second season is greenlit:
- Sydney Chandler as Wendy
- Alex Lawther as Joe ‘C.J.’ Hermit
- Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier
- Babou Ceesay as Morrow
- Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh
- Essie Davis as Dame Sylvia
- David Rysdahl as Arthur Sylvia
- Adarsh Gourav as Slightly
- Erana James as Curly
- Lily Newhart as Nibs
- Jonathan Ajayi as Smee
- Adrian Edmondson as Atom Eins
- Sandra Yi Sencindiver as Yutani
The only supporting characters who won’t return for another trip to Prodigy’s Neverland research facility are Diem Camille’s Siberian, Moe Bar-El’s Rashidi, and Kit Young’s Isaac/Tootles. The last one was killed by acid-spitting fly-like creatures in episode 6, while the other two were bumped off by the carnivorous plant-like monster that broke out of its laboratory confinement cell in the season 1 finale.
It’s possible that newcomers could be added to the Hulu and Disney+ show’s cast. For instance, it would be good to see the CEOs of Earth’s three other megacorporations – Threshold, Dynamic, and Lynch – make appearances. Their debuts in Alien: Earth season 2 are dependent on what direction the plot takes, though. Speaking of which…
Alien: Earth season 2 story speculation
Major spoilers follow for Alien: Earth‘s first season.
Alien: Earth season 2’s plot synopsis doesn’t exist yet. However, there’s stuff we can infer about it, thanks to its predecessor’s final episode.
I already covered many of the biggest talking points in my Alien: Earth season 1 ending explained piece, but let’s expand further on them with a little help from Hawley.
Let’s start with the Hybrids now ruling the roost at Prodigy HQ. With Boy, Dame, Morrow, Kirsh, and Atom all locked up and watched over by the xenomorphs under Wendy’s control, all seems well for Wendy and her fellow robot-humans (if they can be labeled as such).
However, it appears that their successful revolt will be short-lived. Weyland-Yutani forces are on their way to reclaim the dangerous alien lifeforms that Prodigy stole from them early in season 1. Will Prodigy’s rival take back what’s theirs and – potentially – the Hybrids, too? Or will Wendy and company steadfastly refuse to turn in themselves and the aliens?
Then there’s the worry that the xenomorphs could perform their own mini-revolution and rail against Wendy. Right now, she knows how to control them, and many fans believe they see her as their ‘queen’. Nevertheless, will her hold over them last? In conversation with Variety, Hawley suggested not, saying: “those of us who know xenomorphs are like ‘Well, maybe they can be controlled for a period of time…'”. Don’t be shocked, then, if Wendy’s pets eventually start disobeying their master.
Xenomorphs aren’t the only bioweapons Wendy and the gang have to contend with. The flesh-eating plant alien is now loose somewhere on the island. Meanwhile, everyone’s favorite eyeball monster – aka Trypanohyncha Ocellus, aka The Eye – is not only free, but has also taken over Arthur’s corpse following his death in episode 7. What will The Eye be able to do with Arthur’s body while it’s still in some usable state? And, once it’s too decomposed to be functional, will The Eye try to track down a new human host?
On top of the numerous story strands left dangling after last season’s finale, there’s also the question about how Alien: Earth ties into two of the best movies in the Alien franchise. Those being, 1979’s Alien and 1986’s Aliens.
Speaking to TechRadar prior to the show’s two-episode premiere, Hawley and executive producer David W. Zucker confirmed Alien: Earth wouldn’t fully treat the Alien prequel movies as canon. Essentially, that means 2012’s Prometheus and 2017’s Alien: Covenant wouldn’t impact the story they wanted to tell with Alien: Earth.
However, with this series set in 2120, i.e., just two years before Alien, the former can’t necessarily ignore the lead-up to the 1979 original. So, how could Alien: Earth establish events to come in the franchise’s inaugural installment?
“I think there are bridges that you cross right when you come to them,” Hawley told Variety. “A big part of the world-building and the act of creation on these first eight episodes was to build something that was coherent to itself, that worked within the construct of… the first two movies. In a season 2 and beyond, then we really need to dig down and start to think about how these two stories are going to cohere together in the long term.”
And what of this TV show’s own ending? Whether it happens in Alien: Earth season 2 or not, Hawley told the Evolution of Horror YouTube channel: “I have a destination in mind story-wise, which allows me to know what the story is I’m telling, what it means. And I don’t know how long it takes to get there, but I do have a sense of where we’ll go.”
If, for whatever reason, FX chooses not to move forward with another season of Alien: Earth, Hawley said (via Polygon) of the prospect of the series’ open-ended nature: “A big part of what I try to do as a visual storyteller is always to engage the audience’s imagination. Too much of what we watch treats us as passive viewers. So, if the worst thing that happens is that the audience has to finish this story, I trust them to come up with some good ways to go forward”. Prepare to come up with your own canon ending, then, just in case Alien: Earth is a one-and-done situation.
Will there be more seasons of Alien: Earth?
We shouldn’t jump the gun about future seasons when a second one hasn’t been greenlit. Nevertheless, Hawley has expressed interest in making more than two installments if the opportunity arises.
In July, Hawley implied (via comicbook.com) that Alien: Earth could run for five seasons. However, he walked back that claim when talking to THR, saying, “I wouldn’t read too much into that”, before also telling Entertainment Weekly: “We always discussed it as a recurring series. I have a sense of where the journey goes in the long run, but I don’t necessarily know how long it’ll take me to get there.”
How many installments it takes to complete the sci-fi horror show’s overarching narrative, then, remains to be seen. Regardless of whether Alien: Earth season 2, its forebear, or another entry brings it to a close, we’ll be seated for every one of its chapters.
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