The series will serve as a prequel and will be set three decades before the events of the 1979 film Alien. It stars Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis, and Adarsh Gourav. The series is a joint-venture production between 20th Television and Scott Free Productions. It is set to be released on FX on Hulu in the U.S. and internationally on Disney+ via the Star hub simultaneously in 2025.