By Alien: Earth officially has Ellen Ripley’s seal of approval, as the new show can now count Alien franchise legend Sigourney Weaver among its fans.
“What I admire about it is it’s not Alien-centric,” Weaver told Collider, after the publication asked what she’d recommend based on what she’d been watching lately. “It is about what world we will be living in in 100 years.
“I think the scope of it is so much bigger than an Alien project. Fascinating. Much more about our world, what’s going to be happening to it, what’s going to be important, the role of greed. It’s just exploded some of the themes that have always been part of the Alien series, and I think it’s beautifully cast and beautifully done. I can’t believe it’s television, frankly.”
Alien: Earth is set two years before the events of the original Alien and follows Wendy (played by Sydney Chandler), a synthetic who volunteers to retrieve the mysterious cargo from an intergalactic vessel after it crash-lands on Earth. The show was created by Noah Hawley, who’s best known for bringing another beloved movie to the small screen with the Fargo TV show.
“I’m watching it like a real person,” Weaver continued, joking, “I have to make a date with my husband because I don’t want to see it by myself in case one of those things comes out of the screen. So we have to set it up. So I’m behind seeing it, but the ones I’ve seen are fascinating.”
Weaver originated the role of sci-fi final girl Ripley in Ridley Scott’s Alien in 1979. She went on to play her again in three sequels: 1986’s Aliens, 1992’s Alien 3, and 1997’s Alien Resurrection.
Alien: Earth is releasing weekly on Hulu and Disney Plus. Ma