Where to watch Alien in Australia (2023)

FX and Disney have handed the keys to the Alien franchise to Noah Hawley (Legion, Fargo) for a new series that's now available in Australia. 

The project takes Ridley Scott's iconic Xenomorph somewhere it's never gone before in more ways than one. The Alien TV show is the first instalment of the franchise toits debut on a streaming service rather than a cinema and the first to take place entirely on Earth.

Alien: Earth's first season has already kicked off on Disney Plus and will release weekly through August and September. 

In Australia, Alien: Earth is available to stream exclusively on Disney+ via the Star section of the streaming app.

Disney+ Star is the service's home for more mature TV shows and movies like Prey. It's an add-on to the Disney+ app you already use but is only accessible if you haven't set any age restrictions in the Disney+ app, so be sure to check your parental control settings if you're having trouble finding Alien in the app. 

In addition to the science fiction series from the showrunner behind Fargo and Legion, you can find a huge range of Fox, Hulu and Disney classics with Star. Unlike most streaming services, Disney+ doesn't offer a free trial. Still, there is an opportunity to save if you sign up for an entire year in advance rather than pay month-to-month.

The first two episodes of Alien: Earth released in Australia on the 13th of August. Each of the remaining six episodes will be released weekly up until the season finale on the 24th of September. 

Alien: Earth sets the action on a near-future version of, you guessed it,  Earth, two years before the events of Ridley Scott's 1979 classic Alien. 

The series stars Sydney Chandler (Don't Worry Darling), Timothy Olyphant (Deadwood) and Alex Lawther (Andor), three members of a mixed group of humans and synthetic androids who came face to face with a terror from out of space. 

If you went looking for where to stream the Alien films a few years back, the franchises' myriad entries would have been scattered across the streaming landscape. Netflix might have had one or two instalments of the series, while Stan, Amazon Prime Video and Binge held the rights to the rest.

However, as a direct consequence of Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox, the entire series (including its various spin-offs and prequels) can all now be found on Disney's streaming own service.

In Australia, Disney+ is where you'll be able to stream and watch the following:

• Alien
• Aliens
• Alien 3
• Alien Resurrection
• Prometheus
• Alien: Covenant
• Alien vs Predator
• Alien vs Predator: Requiem

If you somehow haven't heard of it before, Disney+ is the company's attempt to topple Netflix as the king of streaming. Thanks to breakout hits like The Mandalorian, Only Murder in the Building and Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, the service has rapidly picked up steam since launching in late 2019. As of January 2023, Disney+ is said to boast over 160 million subscribers.

For Australians, the depth of the catalogue and hype attached to prestigious franchises like Star Wars and Marvel make it one of the more compelling streaming services available. However, even if it's destined to be a must-have for some audiences, it's far from the only flavour in the mix.