Alien: Earth Creator Noah Hawley Explains Episode 5 ties to 'Alien'

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from episode 5 of Alien: Earth on FX.

Something might feel wildly familiar about episode 5 of FX’s Alien prequel.

That’s because the spacecraft that ultimately crashes on earth is a virtual carbon copy of the Nostromo, the ship flown by Ridley (Sigourney Weaver) and her crew in the 1979 film from Ridley Scott. The episode’s name — “in Space, No One…” — is even inspired by Alien ‘s old tagline “In space, no one can hear you scream.”

Here, creator Noah Hawley reflects on the episode he wrote and directed. He calls it a mini-movie, which is actually a flashback to the events that lead up to what happens in the Aug. 12 pilot.

DEADLINE This whole episode is like a homage to the Nostromo.

NOAH HAWLEY It’s literally the same thing. We use