The FX Alien TV show news has been slow since its announcement, but the move to the small screen is beginning to take shape in Alien: Earth. The long-running horror/sci-fi franchise Alien has thus far been exclusive to the big screen, with the Xenomorphs having starred in eight motion pictures to date. Beginning in 1979 with Ridley Scott’s Alien and continuing through to Scott’s prequel Alien: Covenant in 2017, the series has a long and rich history and its next big leap will be to the small screen with Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth on FX.