From there, Alien: Earth is a relatively straightforward tale of discovering Xenomorph eggs, (stupidly) bringing them back home, and then watching the monsters absolutely go to town after popping out of someone’s chest. (There’s also one ingenious new direction for the aliens that I certainly won’t spoil here.)

Having reconfigured Joel and Ethan Coen’s Fargo into a phenomenal multi-season television hit, Noah Hawley now tackles an even more illustrious classic with Alien: Earth A prequel to Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi thriller,