Alien: Earth viewership surged with a strong debut, highlighting the series’ impact within the franchise. The premiere episode attracted millions of viewers across multiple platforms in under a week.
Alien: Earth amasses 9.2 million global views after last week’s debut
Disney measured the viewership across Hulu and Disney+ by dividing total streaming hours by the episode’s runtime. FX’s linear channel reportedly added more viewers. Alien: Earth is the first television series in the Alien franchise, created by Noah Hawley and produced by FX Productions.
For context, Disney reported that Agatha All Along premiered to 9.3 million views in its first seven days. The Acolyte reached 11.1 million in five days. Zombies 4 hit 9.3 million in 10 days. The Bear Season 3 Episode 1 drew 5.4 million views in the first four days of its release. The numbers for its Season 4 debut have not surfaced. Comparisons remain limited because Disney rarely reports FX-specific streaming data. Nielsen, a media audience measurement company, is expected to release data on how many people streamed Alien: Earth about a month after its debut. (via Deadline)
The story takes place in 2120, when five corporations (Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic, and Threshold) rule Earth. Cyborgs, synthetics, and hybrids live alongside humans. Sydney Chandler’s Wendy is the first hybrid prototype with human consciousness in the show. After a Weyland-Yutani spaceship crashes into Prodigy City, she and other hybrids face terrifying new life forms.
The cast includes Timothy Olyphant, Essie Davis, Babou Ceesay, Adarsh Gourav, Alex Lawther, Moe Bar-El, Adrian Edmondson, Kit Young, David Rysdahl, Erana James, Diêm Camille, Lily Newmark, Jonathan Ajayi, Samuel Blenkin, and Sandra Yi Sencindiver.
Episode 3 premiered on August 19 (Tuesday), following the team as they return home and confront an unsettling experiment.
Future episodes of the eight-part season will air weekly on FX and stream on Hulu and Disney+.
Originally reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on SuperHeroHype.