Alien: Earth's second season risks overcomplicating the already convoluted Alien franchise timeline by introducing new lore and events too close to the original film's setting.

The latest installment in the franchise that began with Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece and has now encompassed spin-offs, prequels and sequels, stars Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson and Isabela Merced, ...

In space, no one can hear you scream, but they can sure hear you scratching your head as you try to make sense of the sprawling “Alien” universe. While Ridley Scott’s 1979 haunted-house-in-the-cosmos ...

It looks like Alien: Romulus is taking the franchise back to its roots. Given the fact director Fede Álvarez revamped Evil Dead in a literal shower of gore a decade ago, we're excited to see what he ...

Alien: Earth, one of the most critically acclaimed new streaming series of the year, is a spin-off from Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror classic that spawned its own franchise. After over 40 years of ...

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The xenomorph is back. After a decade and change of Ridley Scott's prequel series and its associated ups and downs, Fede Álvarez's gory scarefest Alien: Romulus — a down-and-dirty new spin on the ...

At its core, the Alien franchise is easy to understand: people meet aliens, bad things happen. It’s a lot harder to keep track of when exactly these things occur. The show will focus on the rise of ...

Alien: Earth, the highly anticipated addition to the Alien franchise, premiered on 12 August 2025 on FX, with streaming available on Hulu in the United States and Disney+ internationally. The ...

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Sigourney Weaver shocked fans of the Alien franchise when, back in October 2025, she revealed that she had read a 50-page treatment by franchise producer Walter Hill for a new Alien movie. More than ...