For Hawley, overlaying Peter Pan onto Alien: Earth ‘s science fiction made sense because of the idea of trapping children’s minds in immortal bodies that were created, and ruled over, by a literal boy genius. Moreover, because Barrie’s work isn’t quite as anodyne and sweet as Disney’s animated film.

Earth,” batters viewers expecting Xenomorph horror from an additional, less expected angle: The series is practically drowning in “Peter Pan” metaphors that don’t quite work. That’s partly by design;

In adapting "Alien" for television, writer/director Noah Hawley is looking to score another hit along the lines of his "Fargo" transformation.

Alien: Earth has an unexpected appearance from a cherished animated character: Ice Age’s Sid the Sloth. Alien: Earth is the new science fiction horror television series created by Noah Hawley. A prequel to Ridley Scott’s Alien movie released in 1979,

Both new and familiar alien lifeforms lurk around in the Disney series “Alien: Earth,” based on the original 1979 Ridley Scott "Alien" movie.

Earth" is now available on streaming and cable on Hulu and FX. When will new episodes of the series be available?