FX/HuluAfter the Xenomorph’s unexpected demise last week and an unsettling ending, Alien: Earth Episode 4 has more than a few questions to answer.
The show’s Xeno (affectionately named Bear by fans) has been a menace since the premiere. Alas, he met his end at the hands (and blade) of Wendy, who singlehandedly killed him and almost lost her synthetic life in the process.
By the end of Episode 3, everyone was back at Prodigy’s faraway island HQ, with Joe seemingly undergoing surgery to keep him alive, Kirsh fiddling with a facehugger, and most mysteriously, Wendy keeling over in pain when he sliced it open.
Things could be about to get a lot worse for everyone in Alien: Earth Episode 4, so here’s exactly when it drops.
Alien: Earth Episode 4 release date & time
Alien: Earth Episode 4 will air on FX and drop on Hulu and Disney Plus at 5pm PT/8pm ET on August 26.
For UK viewers and those outside the US, that means you’ll either need to stay up late or get up early and watch it to avoid spoilers. Find out when it’ll be available to stream in other time zones below:
- 9pm Brazil
- 1am UK
- 2am Central European Summer Time
- 3am Eastern European Summer Time
- 5:30am India
- 10am Australia
- 12pm New Zealand
How many episodes of Alien: Earth are there?
There are eight episodes of Alien: Earth. The first two were released August 12, and the rest will be released individually and weekly thereafter.
As for whether or not Season 2 is on the table, it looks likely. Speaking to Variety in 2024, FX chief John Landgraf teased: “We’re pretty bullish on Alien: Earth and we’ve told [Hawley] that assuming, as we hope, Alien: Earth is a returning television series, we want him to focus on at least writing two seasons of it before returning to a possible sixth season of Fargo.”
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What happened in Alien: Earth Episode 3?
FX/HuluIn Episode 3, Wendy and Joe barely made it out of the USS Maginot alive, with Wendy slaying the Xenomorph and Prodigy bringing everyone back to base – as well as the monsters aboard the ship.
There are two big questions. Firstly, what’s going to happen to Joe? We saw Kirsh dropping a Xeno tadpole into a tank with his lung, so if it gets put back in Joe’s body, he’d be the next oblivious host.
Secondly, Wendy clearly has a connection to the extraterrestrials – but why? On the Alien: Earth podcast, creator Noah Hawley confirmed she can “hear and communicate with these creatures… other hybrids don’t have that ability.”
There’s also the small matter of Morrow, the Weyland-Yutani cyborg who fled after Kirsh confronted him on the Maginot. “When is a machine not a machine?” he asked Slightly, before escaping and making contact with Yutani herself.
Nibs, one of the younger hybrids, also didn’t have a great time in Episode 3, appearing to be affected by her ‘eye midge’ encounter and the fact that she’s no longer strictly human. Whatever happens, expect plenty of drama in Episode 4.
Before it drops, find out how Alien: Earth fits into the Alien timeline, check out our breakdown of the Alien: Earth soundtrack so far, and find out how to watch Alien: Earth for free.