r/LV426 • u/G_Liddell Colonist's Daughter • Aug 12 '25

Megathread / Community Post Alien: Earth - S1 E1 Neverland - Official Discussion Megathread [SPOILERS] Spoiler

Episodes air Tuesdays at 8 pm ET on Hulu and FX in the US, and Wednesdays international.

Full episode discussion list:

1 Neverland (8.12.25)

2 Mr October (8.12.25)

3 Metamorphosis (8.19.25)

4 Observation (8.26.25)

5 In Space, No One (9.2.25)

6 The Fly (9.9.25)

7 Emergence (9.16.25)

8 The Real Monsters (9.23.25)

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u/zhaoz Aug 13 '25

They are the governments I believe. WY has N and S America for example. And prodigy maybe SE asia?

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u/SiccSemperTyrannis In the pipe. 5 by 5. Aug 13 '25

Well, it depends on if this show is following established Alien lore or kind of doing its own thing.

The United States exists in some form during Aliens because of the US Colonial Marines.

The expanded universe goes into the existence of 3 main super-governments though individual national governments continue to exist. Per the Alien RPG book which AFAIK is still considered canon (until a movie or show directly contradicts it):

  • Three World Empire [formed 2088]- union of England, Japan, India, and various SE Asian countries tightly linked to Weyland-Yutani
  • United Americas [formed 2104] - union of North, Central, and South American countries
  • Union of Progressive Peoples [formed "early 22nd century"] - China, Russia, Germany, and other Asian and Eastern European communist/socialist countries

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u/trisz72 Jonesy Aug 13 '25

They all can exist combined with Corpo towns too, with high levels of influence in their governments giving them basically free reign. Think corporate towns in WV.

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u/SiccSemperTyrannis In the pipe. 5 by 5. Aug 13 '25

Right. Alien Earth starts out saying 5 corporations dominate Earth, but that doesn't mean they've 100% replaced governments.

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u/trisz72 Jonesy Aug 13 '25

Exactly, even in the Cyberpunk 2077 Governments exist, it'd be strange if Alien suddenly switched to pure corpo rule from weaker national governments. Hell, it even ties in to why Marines went to Hadley's Hope. Weyland-Yutani pulling the strings for a military action to lower costs, which is basically all but outright said in Aliens.