Alien Earth: The Wreckage Activation At San Diego Comic-Con

During San Diego Comic-Con, FX plunged fans into the terrifying world of Alien: Earth with one of, if not, my most anticipated offsite activation that allowed those that were brave enough to walk through an immersive experience exploring the mysterious wreckage of the USCSS Maginot.

Based on the highly anticipated upcoming series Alien: Earth from creator Noah Hawley and inspired by the acclaimed feature film franchise, the Alien: Earth “The Wreckage” brought interactive thrills and alien specimens during the day, while the at night “The Wreckage: Code Red” set guests on a terrifying mission.

The Wreckage at San Diego Comic-Con

The immersion experience. I judge a good offsite by how it takes me out of reality, even if it's just through walkthrough of pop-up environments and a few actors. I made it a point to attend this at night and this checked off all the boxes as an Alien fan. A big YES from me. I am the type of person that will go to Disneyland and totally immerse myself with the characters. So, I am happy to say that this was an experience that let me put myself into the shoes of someone trying to figure out just what the hell was going on within the wreckage of the USCSS Maginot. It was everything I had hoped it would be, The Wreckage: Code Red did not disappoint.

Swag was ok, I managed to walk away with a jawbreaker that replicated the planet Earth and a pin. I did enjoy how in past years for San Diego Comic-Con, FX had the space dedicated to a few different franchises each with their own dedicated pop-up and swag. But I do understand how much of a logistical nightmare that was at times and also, Disney is very invested in the Alien franchise and its future at the moment, which they should be.

As for the activation in a whole it made me confident in how much care is being put into this franchise. Yes, it was just a simple offsite activation at San Diego Comic-Con, but the dedication that is being given to the Alien franchise at this point, well you can sense the dread in the air in the most satisfying way.

USDSS Maginot (Image courtesy of Getty Images)

I do want to give a special thanks to the agency that gave me Press Access to check this out! This was something I had anticipated ever since I saw it popping up at places like SXSW and Area 15 in Las Vegas, so this was highly on my to-do list during SDCC 2025 and I was really worried I'd miss out on this as if you all have been to San Diego Comic-Con before, it doesn't necessarily work out with making it into an offsite activation. My heart, bursting out of my chest for ya <insert heart hands emoji here>.

Bravo on this activation, my favorite of SDCC 2025 for sure.

Rating: ★★★★☆