Alien: Earth prosthetics artist says he was most nervous to take on the chestbursters after being asked to take inspiration from the John Hurt scene in the original movie: "It's quite pressurizing to come up with something as good as that"

Sydney Chandler as Wendy and Alex Lawther as Joe Hermit in Alien: Earth.

As the latest (and first small-screen) installment of the beloved Alien franchise, Alien: Earth has a lot to live up to – and lead prosthetics artist Steven Painter says he felt that the most strongly when taking on the show's version of the chestburster.

Warning: there are Alien: Earth spoilers ahead, so proceed with caution if you're not up to date!