There are a total of eight episodes in Alien: Earth Season 1. New episodes will roll out on FX and Hulu on Tuesdays at 8 PM ET from now through Tuesday, September 23. Don’t want to miss a single scary second of Alien: Earth? Here’s when each and every episode of the first season comes out on FX and Hulu:

The series by creator Noah Hawley is described as a spin-off to the original Ridley Scott-directed film, " Alien ," from 1979. The film follows a space crew aboard the starship, Nostromo, who are on their journey back home when they receive a distress call from an alien vessel.

Earth” ends with a five-star, no-notes needle drop (or choice of a pre-existing song). A tone of dread has been set throughout the episode, in which we learn that corporations, technology, and military rule in this future world.

Earth features an opening scene that closely resembles the iconic 1979 film, recreating its atmosphere and key plot points.

Earth fits into the overall Alien timeline. While Romulus was set in the year 2142—right smack in between the events of Alien, which takes place in 2122, and the 1986 James Cameron-directed sequel Aliens,

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." With Alien: Earth, a new FX series from creator Noah Hawley, comes the perfect excuse to watch all of the movies from the series that brought us Ellen Ripley,