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Total Film
Total Film
Entertainment
George Marston

Alien: Earth is reportedly hoped to be the next Game of Thrones or The Last of Us-scale event show, and may have cost more than $250m to make

A xenomorph crawling on the ceiling of a dimly lit corridor in the trailer for Alien: Earth.

FX's Alien: Earth is about to bring the dreaded xenomorphs down to our world for the first time in the space-faring franchise's history, and the show's creators reportedly have ambitions to make it the next big prestige TV sensation.

Per Variety, FX as a network and showrunner Noah Hawley are aiming for Alien: Earth to hit at the same level as mega-blockbuster genre shows Game of Thrones and The Last of Us. In other words, a sweeping drama that draws in fans with a web of interconnected characters and stories, centered on a core cast.

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