Alien: Earthcrash-landed on FX on June 03, 2025, and was instantly met with near-unanimous praise. The ambitious small-screen adaptation of the mega-popularAlienfranchise is familiar and refreshing, tapping into the overarching mythos while introducing new creatures and greedy corporations racing for immortality. Witha cinematic scopeand vivid production design, the series is drawing rave reviews for its mortifying monsters and cerebral themes regarding AI.
Also hailed for its superb international ensemble, the lack of big-name movie stars featured inAlien: Earthmakes the show more authentic and relatable. Aside from the recognizable Timothy Olyphant as a synthetic scientist, the majority of the cast members are young up-and-comers who viewers may recall from other projects. Either way, with six more episodes remaining, it’s time to meet the main cast members starring inAlien: Earth.
Sydney Chandler as Wendy
In just her eighth career credit,Sydney Chandler(Don’t Worry Darling, Sugar) headlinesAlien: Earth. Chandler plays the series protagonist,Marcy Hermit, also known asWendy, the first human-synthetic hybrid. That means Marcy had her 11-year-old human consciousness transferred to an adult synthetic, or android, whom she renames as Wendy. Wendy works for the Prodigy Corporation, training other hybrids, and is sent on a research vessel that crashes on Earth in the year 2120.
Following the crash, Wendy’s purebred human brother, Joe Hermit, goes missing. A search and rescue effort ensues, forcing Wendy and her crewmates to fight and fend off aferocious gaggle of Xenomorphs, facehuggers, chestbursters, and a whole new crop of killer creatures. Torn between her biological and artificial makeup, Wendy must choose between saving Joe or serving the Prodigy Corporation.
Alex Lawther as Joe Hermit
Alex Lawther(Andor, Lloyd of the Flies) portraysJoe Hermit, Wendy’s full-blooded human brother. Joe serves as a high-ranking medic for the Prodigy Corporation. When the USCSS Maginot research ship crashes on Earth, Joe suddenly vanishes. Wendy vows to rescue Joe from death. However, the next time Joe is seen, he narrowly evades a Xenomorph that massacres every bystander in sight. As one of the only purebred humans, Joe’s soul, spirit, and consciousness must be preserved at all costs.
Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh
Talented TV veteranTimothy Olyphant(Deadwood, Justified) playsKirshinAlien: Earth. Kirsh is 100% Synthetic and serves as the Prodigy Corporation’s leading scientist. Krish is also akin to a father figure to Wendy, mentoring and teaching her everything she knows about aliens, humans, hybrids, and synthetics. Torn between his allegiance to Prodigy and Wendy, Kirsh is akin to the various synthetics featured throughout theAlien/Prometheusfranchise, including Ash, Bishop, Call, and David.
Essie Davis as Dame Sylvia
Essie Davis(The Babadook, The Matrix Revolutions) portraysDame SylviainAlien: Earth. Dame Sylvia works for the Prodigy Corporation and is tasked with promoting health and well-being among the Lost Boys, a group of children whose consciousness has been uploaded to a synthetic. In a coldhearted corporation protecting its bottom line, Sylvia is one of the kinder, warmer employees who reinforce the best qualities humanity has to offer.
David Rysdahl as Arthur Silvia
David Rysdahl(Fargo, Oppenheimer) portraysArthur Silvia, a human employee for the Prodigy Corporation. Arthur is a top-ranking technician who is also married to Dame Sylvia. Described as the “moral compass of the company” by FX, Arthur and Dame Sylvia are the most compassionate and ethical human characters working for the otherwise nefarious corporation.
Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier
Samuel Blenkin(Mary & George, The Witcher: Blood Origin) playsBoy Kavalier, the Prodigy Corporation’s CEO. A bit on the nose, his name says it all. Boy Kavalier is immature and unruly, thinking he can do whatever he wants as Earth’s youngest trillionaire. When theMaginotcrashes on Earth, Boy declares that the ship’s contents now belong to his company.
When the alien eggs are discovered, Boy orders them to be obtained by any means necessary, including expendable crew members. The only person Boy answers to within the corporation is Atom Eins (Adrian Edmondson), his right hand and trusted confidante.
Babou Ceesay as Morrow
Babou Ceesay(We Hunt Together, Into the Badlands) playsMorrowinAlien: Earth. Morrow is a cyborg and the Maginot’s chief security officer for the Weyland-Yutani corporation.In theAlienfranchise, a cyborg is defined as a human being outfitted with robotic parts. When the Prodigy Corporation claims the contents of the Maginot as its own when it lands on Earth, Morrow must resist the takeover at all costs.
Sandra Yi Sencindiver as Yutani
Sandra Yi Sencindiver(Foundation, The Wheel of Time) playsYutani, the head of the Weyland-Yurani corporation, who owns roughly one-fifth of the entire world. Protecting her family business by any means necessary, Yutani will not stand idle as the rival Prodigy Corporation rushes to claim its property following Maginot’s Earthly crash.
The Lost Boys
As mentioned, the Lost Boys refer to human children who are undergoing a transfer of consciousness to synthetic hybrids. Wendy is tasked with preparing them, and Dame Sylvia is assigned to care for their well-being. The Lost Boys include Curly (Erana James), Nibs (Lily Newmark), Slightly (Adarsh Gourav), Smee (Jonathan Ajayi), and Tootles (Kit Young).
Tactical Soldiers
In addition to the scientists and researchers aboard the Maginot,Alien: Earthfeatures several military tacticians. Chief among them are Rashidi (Moe Bar-El) and Siberian (Diem Camille). Siberian is described as “wary and methodical,” while Rashidi is more willing to get the job done by any means necessary. Both soldiers protect the Prodigy Corporation’s employees as the race for immortality ensues.
Alien: Earth
