Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Alien: Earth Episode 2. Alien: Earth has barely begun, but is already breaking new ground in the Alien franchise — and retracing some older steps, too.

Graham Baker's 1988 sci-fi film "Alien Nation" is possessed of a novel, and pointedly political, premise. The film takes place in the near future of 1991, only about three years after an alien ...

Nine movies in, assumptions start to pile up like a precarious Jenga tower that every ounce of originality’s been squeezed out of the lucrative “Alien” franchise Ridley Scott erected. Just burn that ...

The Alien franchise has been around for 46 years, so it’s honestly shocking that Alien: Earth is its first leap to the small screen. We’ve had sequels, prequels, and spinoffs — some brilliant, some we ...

Based on the iconic science fiction/horror franchise, “Alien: Earth” is set in the year 2120. This new spin-off series follows Wendy, a humanoid robot “hybrid” prototype who joins forces with an ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- More than 40 years after the first "Alien" movie hit theaters, the xenomorph is back, this time to terrorize audiences at home. The new FX series "Alien Earth" is the first ...

Friday’s series finale of the Syfy/USA Network dramedy didn’t shy away from emotional goodbyes, and it even turned pages on some brand-new chapters for our favorite Patience residents. A new alien ...

Invasion on Apple TV explores 5 humans feeling like aliens themselves. Despite a 48% debut score, the sci-fi series returns ...

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