How to Watch the Alien Movies in Order

The first-ever “Alien” TV series, “Alien: Earth,” is on the horizon and that means it’s high time for a sci-fi binge to catch up on the whole franchise so far.

“Alien: Earth” is rolling out on FX on Hulu with a story set just two years before the events of the first “Alien” film, with the xenomorph making its way to our planet before Ripley ever encounters the creature.

The show comes on the heels of the release of the film “Alien: Romulus” last year, which takes place 20 years after the events of the first “Alien” movie.

Like many decades-long film series, the chronological order of the films has become increasingly convoluted. Not to worry, we’ve sorted out the timeline so you can binge with ease.

This is your complete guide to watching all the Alien movies in order – chronologically or by release.

Alien Movies in Chronological Order

If you want a strict roadmap for how to watch the various Alien films, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

Here are all the “Alien” movies in timeline order:

• “AVP: Alien vs. Predator” (2004)
• “Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
• “Prometheus” (2012)
• “Alien: Covenant” (2017)
• “Alien” (1979)
• “Alien: Romulus” (2024)
• “Aliens” (1986)
• “Alien 3” (1992)
• “Alien Resurrection” (1997)

Alien Movies in Release Order

If you don’t care so much about timelines and lore, you can watch the Alien movies in their release order like so:

• “Alien” (1979)
• “Aliens” (1986)
• “Alien 3” (1992)
• “Alien Resurrection” (1997)
• “AVP: Alien vs. Predator” (2004)
• “Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem” (2007)
• “Prometheus” (2012)
• “Alien: Covenant” (2017)
• “Alien: Romulus” (2024)

Where to Stream the Alien Movies

Luckily, all the currently available Alien franchise movies are streamable from one location. Everything – including those “AVP” movies – are able to stream on Hulu. There’s still plenty of time for a binge.