How to watch the “Alien” movies in chronological order

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How and where to watch the Alien movies in chronological order

The Alien franchise spans several centuries of encounters between human and extraterrestrial life and first came to fruition in the late 1970s when science fiction and horror writers Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett collaborated on a script originally titled Star Beast.

Inspired by the success of Star Wars, Brandywine Productions of Walter Hill bought the script and made the decision to hire the relatively unknown duo of Sigourney Weaver and Ridley Scott to star in and direct the film.

Thanks to the palpable tension that permeated the film, the experimental creature designs of HR Giger and the word-of-mouth impact of the chest-bursting sequence of John HurtThe film was a box office success, kicking off more than four decades of sequels and spin-offs.

So far, all installments of the franchise are available to stream via Disney+ and for those who wish to watch the entire Alien saga in canonical chronological order, here is the complete guide:

Alien vs. Predator (2004)

Technically, the story of the Xenomorphs begins with the first crossover film with the Predator franchise. In 2004, an expedition to Antarctica to find the source of a mysterious heat pattern finds evidence of alien life, and humans are caught in the crossfire between the two malicious forces.

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

Set in our contemporary world, the following film depicts alien-predator hybrids and an all-out massacre in Gunnison, Colorado.

Prometheus (2012)

Ridley Scott returned to the franchise after more than 30 years to release this prequel, set at the end of the 21st century. Humans venture into space in search of the origins of humanity, but soon face their creators’ xenomorphic biological weapon. Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Idris Elba bring the mythological story of the alien creatures to life.

Alien: Covenant (2017)

The Prometheus sequel, again directed by Scott, takes place 11 years later on a colony ship headed to a seemingly uninhabited planet, where they stumble upon the results of terrifying experiments by Fassbender’s android character, David.

Alien (1979)

Set in 2122, shortly after the events of Covenant, the original Alien finds the hard-boiled crew of the Nostromo discovering mysterious eggs on a remote planet, which then wreak havoc on the crew, one by one.

Alien: Romulus (2024)

The new film takes place between the original two films and features a team of space colonists searching for information on an abandoned space station, which they don’t know is inhabited by Xenomorphs.

Aliens (1986)

James Cameron’s epic, action-packed sequel to the original 1979 film is set 57 years later and follows sole survivor Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) as she joins a mission to investigate the same remote planet. The film leads to an unforgettable showdown with the Xenomorph Queen.

Alien 3 (1992)

Director David Fincher’s feature debut, Alien 3, picks up immediately after Aliens. Ripley’s escape pod crash-lands on a prison planet, but it’s carrying Xenomorph eggs, leading to more carnage.

Alien Resurrection (1997)

Set 200 years later, Jean-Pierre Jeunet oversees a world where Ripley has been cloned by the military, but her DNA has been spliced ​​with that of the Xenomorph Queen.