Alien: Earth Season 2—Is It Happening? Renewal Buzz And Release Date Hints

Season 1 of Alien: Earth closed with a bang and a power flip on Prodigy’s Neverland island, pushed the xenomorph lore into some new corners, and basically dared the show to top itself. The obvious question: are we actually getting season 2, or did we just watch a very elaborate prologue to nothing?

Warning – full spoilers for all eight episodes of Alien: Earth below.

Is season 2 happening?

Short answer: not yet. Alien: Earth has not been officially renewed. Long answer: creator Noah Hawley clearly built this to run beyond one season and is already thinking in multi-season terms. Ahead of the premiere, he told Variety:

'Season 1 is the proof of concept. And if it works commercially, then season 2 is about building a model upon which we can envision making a season 3, 4, 5.'

He also called it a recurring series by design, even if he can’t say how many seasons it should run. Classic Hawley bit here: he believes endings give the story meaning, so he knows where the show is headed, just not every single step between here and there. Think: the destination is set, the route is flexible. He explained to the Radio Times Writers' Room that he likes to know the fifth or sixth floor he’s climbing to, without outlining every stair. Translation: there’s a plan, but he’s leaving room to discover things as he writes.

One inside baseball note: he wants to move production away from Bangkok, where season 1 shot, and is weighing the best path forward on that front. And of course, renewal will come down to how season 1 performs. If the numbers are there, don’t be surprised when a season 2 order arrives.

When could it actually come out?

This is where the franchise’s real monster shows up: timelines. Season 1 was first announced in 2020 and then got hammered by real-world delays (COVID and the 2023 Hollywood strikes). Hawley has said on the Evolution of Horror podcast that the goal now is to streamline the machine so you’re not waiting three, four, or five years between chapters. He very pointedly didn’t say two years, which tells you the best-case scenario is still not exactly swift. If things move efficiently, a 2027 launch feels like the most realistic bet right now. Not ideal, but also not another five-year trek.

Where the story likely goes next

Season 1 leaves us with Wendy and the Lost Boys running Neverland. Their prisoners: Boy Kavalier, Kirsch, Dame Sylvia, Atom Eins, and Morrow. Wendy has the xenomorphs following her lead for now, which is both wild and almost certainly temporary.

Hawley told The Hollywood Reporter that a TV series can’t use the xenomorphs the same way as a two-hour survival movie. If the monsters just kill everyone (or get killed), the show ends. Hence the other alien creatures in play — they relieve pressure on the xenos and open up different kinds of horror. Thematically, he’s threading the needle between human hubris (the Jurassic Park lesson: just because you can doesn’t mean you should) and the romantic naivete of kids. Wendy wants to see the creatures as victims of circumstance, not lab rats — understandable, given what’s been done to her — but that doesn’t make befriending them safe. He’s very clear: this is not a pet situation, and any apparent alliance is a ticking clock in a horror story.

So expect Wendy’s grip on Neverland and her uneasy truce with the xenomorphs to crack, maybe fast. A very plausible pivot: she’s forced to work with Boy Kavalier, the synths, and the remaining Prodigy personnel to deal with the threat — including Arthur, whose body is now occupied by the eyeball alien and still prowling the board. The show heavily hints that whatever comes next, it won’t be neat or friendly.

Who would be back?

If season 2 happens, assume most of the survivors return, with one notable wrinkle for a certain character who’s back in a new form. Meanwhile, some fallen faces are unlikely to resurface.

• Sydney Chandler as Wendy
• Alex Lawther as Joe Hermit
• Essie Davis as Dame Sylvia
• Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier
• Babou Ceesay as Morrow
• Adarsh Gourav as Slightly
• Erana James as Curly
• Lily Newmark as Nibs
• Jonathan Ajayi as Smee
• David Rysdahl as Arthur Sylvia (now inhabited by the eye creature)
• Moe Bar-El as Rashidi
• Adrian Edmondson as Atom Eins
• Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh
• Sandra Yi Sencindiver as Yutani

Less likely, given their characters’ fates: Kit Young (Tootles/Isaac) and Diem Camille (Siberian).

Trailer status

No season 2 footage exists yet — no renewal, no trailer. If/when the show gets the green light, we’ll have a better sense of timelines and teasers. In the meantime, season 1 is streaming in full on Disney+ right now. If you’re in the UK, it’s £4.99 a month or £89.90 a year.