'Alien: Earth' brings science-fiction movie franchise to your couch

The "Alien" franchise has been frightening moviegoers for more than 40 years. Now, showrunner Noah Hawley, backed by the franchise's creator Ridley Scott, brings a new storyline to streaming platforms with "Alien: Earth." The FX series, which is also available on Huylu, serves as a prequel to the 1979 film "Alien" and features Timothy Olyphant ("Deadwood," "Justified" and "The Book of Boba Fett") in the ensamble cast. In this episode, co-host Bruce Miller shares a pair of interviews he had with stars Alex Lawther and Sydney Chandler as well as producers David Zucker and Noah Hawley. Additionally, co-host Terry Lipshetz talks about the recent rockumentary "Becoming Led Zeppelin" thatis on streaming platforms, most notably for free for Netflix subscribers. About the show Streamed & Screened  is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by  Bruce Miller , a longtime entertainment reporter who is now the editor of the  Sioux City Journal  in Iowa and  Terry Lipshetz , a senior producer for Lee Enterprises based in Madison, Wisconsin. The show was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest . Theme music Thunder City by Lunareh, used under license from Soundstripe. YouTube clearance: FV694ULMCJQDG0IY

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