Podcast Episodes

295 // What Makes an Alien Film an Alien Film? Part One

A phrase we often throw around is "This (movie, TV show, book) feels like Alien."

But what does that actually mean? In today's episode, Jaime and Patrick attempt to figure that out.

We will return to…

Published on 14 hours ago

294 // Alien: Earth Season Two Announcement Roundtable

Alien: Earth has been renewed for a second season, and that's making a lot of people feel a lot of big feelings!

On tonight's roundtable, the PO Team comes together to discuss this news and how they'…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

293 // Interviewing Shaun Hamill, Author of Alien: Perfect Organisms

You'll know Shaun Hamill is a lifelong Alien nerd within the first few pages of his new novel Alien: Perfect Organisms (out today, November 18, wherever books are sold!). With believable characters, …

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

292 // What ALIEN Means to You | A Roundtable

In this episode, the Perfect Organism team unites to explore what the Alien series truly means to each of them. From Patrick’s fascination with the creature itself to Andie’s devotion to character, n…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

291 // The Inside Story of Alien: Earth, From the People Who Made It

One of the great thrills of covering Alien: Earth's release was getting to speak with so many people involved with the show. We aired many of these interviews throughout the season as part of our aft…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

290 // Directing the Dark: The Future of ALIEN

After a month-long break that felt more like a deep breath after a storm, Jaime and Patrick return to the mic following a relentless stretch of Alien: Earth coverage. In this episode, they take a lon…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

UnEarthed | S1 E8 "The Real Monsters" ft. Noah Hawley, Sydney Chandler, Jonathan Ajayi, Lily Newmark, Erana James, and Babou Ceesay

WE MADE IT! This is our final episode of UnEarthed (at least for now ...). Today we're covering the final episode of Alien: Earth's first season: "The Real Monsters." This massive aftershow features …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

UnEarthed | S1 E7 "Emergence" ft. Samuel Blenkin ("Boy Kavalier"), Alex Lawther ("Joe Hermit"), Lily Newmark ("Nibs"), Jonathan Ajayi ("Smee"), Adarsh Gourav ("Slightly"), and Dana Gonzalez (Director, DP, EP)

Join us for the audio version of our live Alien: Earth aftershow! Today’s installment covers the seventh episode of season one, titled “Emergence.”

Stay tuned at the end for our interviews with Samue…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

UnEarthed | S1 E6 "The Fly" ft. Sandra Yi Sencindiver ("Yutani"), Kit Young ("Tootles"), and Director Ugla Hauksdóttir

Join us for the audio version of our live Alien: Earth aftershow! Today’s installment covers the sixth episode of season one, titled “The Fly.”

Stay tuned at the end for our interviews with Sandra Yi…

Published on 3 months ago

BREAKING NEWS!! Fede Alvarez Will NOT Be Directing the Sequel to Alien: Romulus

In a news item that NONE of us saw coming, Fede Alvarez just announced he will step down from directing the sequel to Alien: Romulus. Instead, he and Ridley Scott will jointly produce the film.

In th…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago