Besides the original cult hit film, the sci-fi franchise Alien Nation also encompasses a TV series and several TV movies worth checking out.

Ever since the original Alien film premiered in 1979, fans haven't been able to get enough of its sometimes horrifying science-fictional universe. Seven films have been released in total, and the most ...

Noah Hawley has once more turned a respected movie –– or movies, in this case –– into a successful TV series that innovates while honoring the source. Fede Alvarez’ 2024 effort ‘Alien: Romulus’ had ...

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So, without further ado, here are the seven best new sci-fi shows of 2025, including some releases that went under the radar.

There's nothing in Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror classic Alien to suggest the beginning of a sprawling intergalactic saga, but the Alien franchise has proven surprisingly consistent and rewarding ...

In space, no one can hear you watch the Alien movies in order. It might be the perfect organism according to Ash, but the xenomorph's timeline is a bit of a jumbled mess of prequels and origin stories ...

As the Alien franchise heads into new territory -- both thematically and format..ily -- with the TV series Alien: Earth, we're Weylin' our Yutanis at the seven Xeno-movies that have landed in theaters ...

Fiction, by its very definition, isn't real. A character can have an entire lifetime of backstory, the politics and geography of their made-up homeworld a matter of record, but none of it would exist ...

So, Alien: Earth turned out not to be that great (despite being popular). Fortunately, you’ve still got the best Alien movies to watch. The franchise pioneered space horror and made the xenomorph a ...

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