Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Alien: Earth episode 5!Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley has explained episode 5's stunning Nostromo recreation and how the episode pays tribute to the 1979 movie. The story ...
That’s because the spacecraft that ultimately crashes on earth is a virtual carbon copy of the Nostromo, the ship flown by Ridley (Sigourney Weaver) and her crew in the 1979 film from Ridley Scott.