Alien Guía y cronología
Something is moving through the ship, and the people who sent the crew there may be as dangerous as the creature itself. Alien mixes isolation, bodily horror and corporate exploitation across encounters with the Xenomorph. Its screen stories sit alongside games and the separate Alien vs. Predator crossover branch.
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Timeline guide
Alien: meet the creature before its origins
Select Films & TV and Release order, beginning with Alien and Aliens for the main film journey. Earth, games and the AvP crossovers offer additional experiences with their own context.
- Entries
- 21
- Released
- 19
- Upcoming
- 2
- Span
- 1979-2025
A game's inclusion does not automatically establish its canon or an exact place beside every film.
Overview & recommendation
The original film works by limiting what its crew understands. Beginning there preserves that experience before the sequels and prequel-era stories expand the creature's history and humanity's involvement.
The wider selection has several purposes: film viewing, Earth seasons, interactive stories and a Predator crossover. A single mixed list cannot settle the relationships among all of them.
Keep the main film release journey as your first route. Afterwards, revisit the earlier-set Prometheus and Covenant material in chronology, or choose an Earth season or game with its specific story context.
Screen stories, crossovers and games Format groups with canon qualifications
Films & TV groups the main screen route. AvP is a separate crossover branch. Games groups selected products, whose precise canon and setting must be considered individually.
Films & TV (13 entries)
The main Alien film route and Alien: Earth seasons. Earlier settings and season-spanning stories need their own chronology context.
Alien vs. Predator (2 entries)
Alien vs. Predator and its sequel form the crossover branch; they are optional beside the main Alien film journey.
Games (6 entries)
Selected Alien games, each with its own protagonist, setting and relationship to screen stories. This format group does not declare every game uniformly canonical.
First encounter with Alien 21 entries
Let Alien introduce the threat and Aliens change its scale. Do not interrupt the films merely because a game's setting falls between two of them.
- 1AlienFilm · 1979
- 2Alien - Director’s CutFilm · 2003
- 3AliensFilm · 1986
- 4Aliens - Special EditionFilm · 1991
- 5Alien 3Film · 1992
- 6Alien 3 - Assembly CutFilm · 2003
- 7Alien ResurrectionFilm · 1997
- 8Alien Resurrection - Special EditionFilm · 2003
- 9Alien vs. PredatorFilm · 2004
- 10Aliens vs. Predator: RequiemFilm · 2007
- 11PrometheusFilm · 2012
- 12Alien: CovenantFilm · 2017
- 13Alien: RomulusFilm · 2024
- 14Alien: Earth - Season 1Series · 2025
- 15Aliens: Colonial MarinesGame · 2013
- 16Alien: IsolationGame · 2014
- 17Aliens: Fireteam EliteGame · 2021
- 18Aliens: Dark DescentGame · 2023
- 19Alien: Rogue IncursionGame · 2024
- 20Alien: Isolation 2Game · TBAUpcoming
- 21Alien: Earth - Season 2Series · TBAUpcoming
Earlier origins and later encounters 21 entries
Prometheus and Covenant precede the Nostromo story, while Romulus falls between Alien and Aliens. Game settings and future television placements retain individual qualifications; a release year is not a story year.
- 12004Alien vs. PredatorFilm · 2004
- 22004Aliens vs. Predator: RequiemFilm · 2007
- 32093PrometheusFilm · 2012
- 42104Alien: CovenantFilm · 2017
- 52120Alien: Earth - Season 1Series · 2025
- 6TBAAlien: Earth - Season 2Series · TBAUpcoming
- 72122AlienFilm · 1979
- 82122Alien - Director’s CutFilm · 2003
- 92137Alien: IsolationGame · 2014
- 10TBAAlien: Isolation 2Game · TBAUpcoming
- 11Setting year unconfirmedAlien: Rogue IncursionGame · 2024
- 122142Alien: RomulusFilm · 2024
- 132179AliensFilm · 1986
- 142179Aliens - Special EditionFilm · 1991
- 152179Alien 3Film · 1992
- 162179Alien 3 - Assembly CutFilm · 2003
- 172179Aliens: Colonial MarinesGame · 2013
- 182198Aliens: Dark DescentGame · 2023
- 192202Aliens: Fireteam EliteGame · 2021
- 202379Alien ResurrectionFilm · 1997
- 212379Alien Resurrection - Special EditionFilm · 2003
How Alien's world expanded 21 entries
Release order retains the changing perspectives of the films. Other formats can be compared alongside them without becoming mandatory viewing or playing steps.
- 1AlienFilm · 1979
- 2AliensFilm · 1986
- 3Aliens - Special EditionFilm · 1991
- 4Alien 3Film · 1992
- 5Alien ResurrectionFilm · 1997
- 6Alien - Director’s CutFilm · 2003
- 7Alien 3 - Assembly CutFilm · 2003
- 8Alien Resurrection - Special EditionFilm · 2003
- 9Alien vs. PredatorFilm · 2004
- 10Aliens vs. Predator: RequiemFilm · 2007
- 11PrometheusFilm · 2012
- 12Aliens: Colonial MarinesGame · 2013
- 13Alien: IsolationGame · 2014
- 14Alien: CovenantFilm · 2017
- 15Aliens: Fireteam EliteGame · 2021
- 16Aliens: Dark DescentGame · 2023
- 17Alien: RomulusFilm · 2024
- 18Alien: Rogue IncursionGame · 2024
- 19Alien: Earth - Season 1Series · 2025
- 20Alien: Earth - Season 2Series · TBAUpcoming
- 21Alien: Isolation 2Game · TBAUpcoming
Frequently asked questions 7 answers
Should I watch Prometheus before Alien?
It is set earlier, but Alien is the suggested first encounter. Prometheus and Covenant explore origins after the original films have established the mystery.
Where does Romulus sit?
Its represented setting lies between Alien and Aliens. That does not make it necessary before a first viewing of Aliens.
Are the AvP films required?
No. They are a separate Predator crossover route, not missing chapters in the main film sequence.
How many Alien movies, shows and games are there?
Alien has 21 entries: 13 movies, 6 games and 2 TV shows, released between 1979 and 2025. 19 are already released and 2 are upcoming.
What is the chronological order of Alien?
In chronological (in-universe) order, Alien begins with Alien vs. Predator (2004) and ends with Alien Resurrection - Special Edition. The full chronological list of 21 entries is above.
What is the release order of Alien?
By release date, Alien starts with Alien (1979). The most recent release is Alien: Earth — Season 1 (2025).
What is the next Alien release and what should I watch before it?
The next Alien release is Alien: Earth — Season 2. To catch up first, choose the relevant continuity and watch its released entries. Include alternative editions only if you want them in your personal goal.
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