‘Alien: Earth’ Creator Noah Hawley on That Finale Cliffhanger and Season 2 Plan

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Ahead of the finale, Hawley spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about how the finale sets up a second season of Alien: Earth and how the vibe of the show’s final moment may be a bit deceptive in terms of what comes next. This felt like a finale where you kept all the chess pieces on the board. So I think there’s something about this moment where he realized that not only has he created this immortality product, but that his best invention is this self-aware machine. If you’re Peter Pan and you want death to adults, how great is it that the children are going to rule now? It’s so exciting what’s going to happen next.