(CNN) — 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 ...

The television reboot of one of the most iconic sci-fi franchises of all time is turning out to be a celebratory event for the fans. Ridley Scott's revolutionary monster horror transformed the sci-fi ...

At seven feature-length films in total (without counting the Predator offshoots), the Alien franchise has chapters upon chapters of canon. What started with the characters introduced in Ridley Scott’s ...

The trailer for Alien: Earth confirms where the new series fits in the overall Alien franchise timeline. It’s very close to the 1979 original. The newest trailer for FX and Hulu’s Alien: Earth ...

Although the plot of Prometheus might seem confusing, it is relatively easy to understand where Ridley Scott’s 2012 prequel takes place in the Alien franchise timeline. The Alien movies have ...