The "Alien" franchise has been frightening moviegoers for more than 40 years. Now, showrunner Noah Hawley, backed by the franchise's creator Ridley Scott, brings a new storyline to streaming platforms

The "Alien" franchise has been frightening moviegoers for more than 40 years. Now, showrunner Noah Hawley brings a new storyline to streaming platforms with "Alien: Earth."

Alien: Earth has finally arrived, bringing weekly doses of Ridley Scott’s world of Alien—filtered through the creative lens of Noah Hawley—to sci-fi fans. The first two episodes (read io9’s recap here) had to spend a bit of time doing necessary setup,