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A new teaser for FX & Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth features a creepy depiction of something Alien fans are well aware of: the incredibly fast growth of alien fetuses inside an unwilling host. However, there's a very brief piece of the teaser that Alien fans will be very unfamiliar with, in fact, it's a piece that hints at a major change to Alien canon. That is; the idea that Weyland-Yutani is studying other alien species besides the xenomorph. 

Before we get into what we mean here, take a look at the new teaser for yourself by heading to IGN's social media. It's a great teaser, full of tension, that leans into the biological horror the xenomorph has always leaned into. But speaking of biology, go ahead and pause the teaser at exactly the 47-second mark, and you'll see this computer screen come up:

Wait a minute, what? It's no surprise at all that Weyland-Yutani has files on the xenomorph - even before the prequel Prometheus revealed that the company was aware of the creatures ahead of the ill-fated Nostromo crew encountering one, fans speculated that the dastardly company had info about the alien lifeforms. But this single frame threatens to expand that piece of Alien lore far beyond that implication. If this screenshot is canon, it means that the xenomorph is only one of several extraterrestrials that Weyland-Yutani is aware of.

That said, we can't speculate on how many species the company knows of aliens the company knows of just from this frame. Three are listed here, but if the numbering convention is a simple, linear one, this frame might confirm as many as 64 other species that are canon to Alien: Earth, and thereby, the Alien franchise as a whole. 

Could the xenomorph making its way to Earth in the upcoming series have that much competition? Will we see the purpose of the Weyland-Yutani in an entirely new light once this prequel comes to our screens? And perhaps even more importantly, are we actually getting a brand-new, fully-canon introduction to another Alien vs. Predator standoff?

I guess that all depends on what's on the Weyland-Yutani servers.

Alien: Earth crashlands on FX and Hulu (with a few stowaways, perhaps) summer of 2025.

In the immortal words of Danny Elfman, "Life's no fun without a good scare." We couldn't agree more, which is why we've cobbled together a couple pieces to send a chill up your spine. Join Popverse as we explore:

• The best horror movies of all time, according to horror aficionado Greg Silber
• The most underrated horror movies from the past couple years
• All the new and upcoming horror movies for 2025 and beyond

And much gore. Er, more. Much more.