The episodes will be released weekly until the season finale on Sept. 23 In addition to Chandler, the cast also consists of Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh, Alex Lawther as Hermit, Babou Ceesay as Morrow and Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier.

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.