Earth, " a CEO goes on the hunt for the Xenomorph. Noah Hawley says the character is inspired by our own world.

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. In lesser hands, a series spinoff of the theatrical “Alien” franchise might seem like just another IP play — a money grab.

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The other purpose speaks more to the artistic side. “He’s got an aesthetic point of view on the world,” says Hart Hanson, who ...