Noah Hawley had no plans to appear in his new FX series Alien: Earth; however, things changed quickly when an opportunity revealed itself. Hawley will make his acting debut in the premiere episodes of the sci-fi series he created (based on Alien,

Alien: Earth is a prequel to the original 1979 Alien, taking place two years before Ripley and the gang have their unfortunate encounter with the Xenomorph. So if you love the gritty vibe of the OG film’s space truckers, congrats. Here’s several more hours of story set in that particular slice of future history.