Alien, Aug. 13 -- Earth, a sci-fi prequel to the 1979 Alien film, has been released in India on JioHotstar, starting on August 13. The OTT release has been created by Noah Hawley and stars Indian actor Adarsh Gourav. In the US, it streams on FX and Hulu.

The web series follows soldiers and a young survivor, Wendy, who face an alien threat after a mysterious spacecraft crashes on Earth. The first two episodes will premiere together. Then, weekly episodes will be released on Wednesdays (for Indian viewers) until late September.

IGN's review of Alien: Earth says the first two episodes bring back the premiere magic. With streaming seasons getting shorter, the show makes an impact by starting with a double episode full of the franchise's fam...