TV series Alien: Earth captures “the aesthetic” of Sir Ridley Scott’s original film, an executive producer has said. The sci-fi drama, from Emmy-winning producer Noah Hawley, is based on the acclaimed ...

“I am afraid of my visions.” Thus spoke H.R. Giger, the artist whose paintings led to him being engaged by director Ridley Scott to design the xenomorph for the first Alien film in the late 1970s.

The beauty of the “Alien” franchise is that it has always allowed room for distinctive filmmakers to play with their own aesthetics and themes. Ridley Scott’s taut, philosophical space-thriller “Alien ...