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13 Years Later, The Most Iconic Sci-Fi Thriller Franchise's Controversial Prequel Is Still Canon

Ryan Britt

created: Aug. 20, 2025, 10 a.m. | updated: Aug. 25, 2025, 9:38 p.m.

With Alien: Earth, it’s understandable if the first two episodes made Prometheus fans feel like everything in that Ridley Scott flick (and Alien: Covenant, for that matter) has been subtly erased, if not contradicted outright. And yet, with the third episode, “Metamorphosis,” there are two ways in which it seems Alien: Earth throws Prometheus a bone, even if by accident. What we’re seeing in Alien: Earth is the more run-of-the-mill xenomorphs that exist outside of an alien laboratory run by the Engineers. Of course, you don’t need to think about Prometheus at all with either of these small plot points in Alien: Earth. Alien: Earth streams on Hulu.

4 months ago: Inverse