Expanding the ever-growing Alien universe with fresh layers of depth and nuance, the first two episodes — “Neverland” and “Mr. October”— are packed with references, Easter eggs, and subtle callbacks to previous films, along with clever nods to other corners of pop culture.

Alien: Earth episode 3 is available on August 19 on Hulu, FX and Disney Plus from 5:00 PM Pacific/8:00 PM Eastern. That's on August 20 at 1:00 AM BST in the UK. The third episode will also be airing on that date on FX at 9:30 PM Eastern.

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.

Alien: Earth has already added to the lore of the brilliant Alien franchise, which imagines vicious and deadly creatures living in the far reaches of space, by introducing a new set of monsters. Since the time of its inception,