The Aliens

Since they crash-landed in the UK 40 years ago, aliens have lived among us. Though they look and behave exactly like us, they are forced to live a segregated life, behind a huge wall in a ghetto called Troy. It’s a hedonistic and ramshackle town, unpoliced and filled with gangs who make a living smuggling alien hair out of Troy to be smoked as a drug by humans. 

Lewis (Michael Socha – This is England, Being Human) is a border guard who mans the checkpoint between Troy and the human side of the wall, but when he discovers that he is the world’s first half-alien, he finds himself drawn into a world of divided loyalties and a search for his own identity. Michaela Coel (Top Boy, Chewing Gum) is Lilyhot, an enigmatic and alluring alien who is deeply embroiled in one of Troy’s criminal gangs. When Lewis crosses her path, her fate and his become inextricably entwined along with fellow alien Dominic (Jim Howick – Horrible Histories, Yonderland), as they find themselves caught up in gang turf wars, prison breakouts, hostage situations and a fur trade unlike any you’ve ever seen before…

The Aliens is written by Fintan Ryan (Never Better, In the Flesh) and produced by Clerkenwell Films (Misfits, Scrotal Recall, Not Safe For Work). Episodes 1-3 is directed by Jonathan van Tulleken (Top Boy, Misfits) and Lawrence Gough (Atlantis, Misfits) directs episodes 4-6. The series is commissioned by Piers Wenger, Head of Drama for Channel 4, and Roberto Troni, Commissioner at Channel 4. Charlie Leech is Producer and Executive Producers for Clerkenwell Films are Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis and Murray Ferguson.