Up-and-coming actress Sydney Chandler leads the critically acclaimed new series Alien: Earth, the latest entry in the long-running sci-fi horror franchise

When asked why the storyline of children in adult, synthetic bodies marries well with the Alien franchise, Chandler said that the creator of the show, Noah Hawley, had touched on it the day prior. She then expanded: "Kids are, like, the most human, the most innocent, the most raw and real entity of humanity.

The daughter of Emmy winner Kyle Chandler was a wallflower raised outside of Hollywood. Now she's leading one of the biggest shows of the year.

The new sci-fi series starring Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin and others premieres on Tuesday, Aug. 12 — plus, how the TV show fits into the 'Alien' and 'Predator' canon.

"I did not know at the time it was a dealbreaker, to [not] do a game and personal question thing," Sydney claimed of the cover shoot

Alien: Earth lead Sydney Chandler has already made an impact in the world of film and TV and has a famous father to match.

Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, Adarsh Gourav, Kit Young, Jonathan Ajayi, Erana James, Lily Newmark, Samuel Blenkin, Timothy Olyphant, David Rysdahl, Babou Ceesay, Diêm Camille, Adrian Edmondson,

Kyle Chandler's daughter is starring in FX's latest sci-fi series 'Alien: Earth.' Learn more about Sydney Chandler here.

Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, and Alex Lawther star in the FX series created by Noah Hawley, which debuted this week.