Prometheus promised a prequel story to the Alien franchise, and while this may never be concluded, the series' future looks more promising. When concerning the ranking of Alien movies, Prometheus and ...

Alien: Earth Season 2 risks repeating Prometheus' mistake by straying too far from the franchise's iconic spaceship setting, which is key to its atmosphere and appeal.

The opening moments of Prometheus present a visually breathtaking but puzzling prologue. Viewers witness a lone Engineer on what appears to be a primordial Earth, positioned beside a thundering ...

The Alien franchise has lived and died many times over the years. Currently, it’s in a particularly prolific era, with last year’s theatrical hit Alien: Romulus becoming the biggest entry in years and ...

Sam Barsanti has written about pop-culture for 10 years, and his work has appeared at The A.V. Club, Primetimer, IGN, and Collider. He has also contributed to the popular daily Hustle newsletter, ...

Because Alien: Earth takes place just two years before the events of the 1979 Alien, you’d think the show would be in a tricky spot, at least in terms of continuity with the original film. But, ...

Black Goo is a thick, sticky, tar-like substance with a mysterious and dubious background. It was originally introduced in Prometheus alongside the Engineers, an ancient race of aliens that were ...