You can stream a sci-fi thriller that breathes new life into a legendary series with a Disney+ subscription. After the sequel, the franchise is already being refocused this year
With Alien, Ridley Scott created one of the great sci-fi horror milestones in film history. After three sequels without him in the director’s chair, he made a mix of prequel and reboot himself, which was released in 2012.
Prometheus – Dark Signs is a visually stunning genre blockbuster with philosophical depth and intense horror interludes. After the sequel from 2017, the Alien series is being steered in a different direction again this year with a new film. Before that, you can stream Prometheus
Prometheus is a superbly staged, multi-layered addition to the Alien series
Scott’s 2012 film is designed as a prequel to Alien and revolves around the members of a space crew who are investigating mysterious artifacts that reveal a star map. On an alien planet, they come across an extraterrestrial threat that also leads them to the origins of humanity.
Already read it? 6 years after huge Netflix disappointment: New sci-fi epic about super soldiers takes us into a future full of questionable genetic experiments
In the story of Prometheus, the android David (Michael Fassbender) turns out to be a key figure in the dilemma between creator and creation. Even the human characters in Scott’s alien prequel have to ask themselves at some point whether they are merely a means to an end in a larger cosmic structure.
In addition to this philosophical depth and powerful sci-fi imagery, Prometheus repeatedly features violent shock scenes and horror moments that shake us up with their harshness. As a mix of a return to his own genre roots, merciless harshness, fantastic images and a fascinating mythological substructure, Scott has delivered proof of how a well-known series can be renewed.
(Michael Fassbender as David in Prometheus Dark Signs)
After Alien: Covenant, the sci-fi series will be taken in a new direction in 2024
After Prometheus, Ridley Scott made the sequel Alien: Covenant. However, the sci-fi blockbuster was only a moderate success at the box office. With a budget of 97 million dollars, Alien: Covenant grossed just over 242 million worldwide according to Box Office Mojo. For years afterwards, it was unclear how the Alien series would be continued.
Read more: These are the 50 best sci-fi series since 2000
It is now clear that both a new Alien series and an Alien movie will be released. Scott is no longer involved in either project as director. Alien: Romulus is due to be released in cinemas on August 15, 2024. The film was directed by Evil Dead director Fede Alvarez and Scott has already given his blessing to the new part of the sci-fi series
