The Alien franchise may be host (a charged word around these parts) to some of the best sci-fi movies of all time, but it's still suffers from something many long-running film series do: an overcomplicated timeline. With that, figuring out how to watch the Alien movies in order can as much of a challenge as outrunning a Xenomorph.
In the 47 years since Ridley Scott's original, we've had everything from game-changing prequels, like Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, to straight sequels – and Weyland-Yutani being established outside of canon in the super futuristic Predator: Badlands, too. And that's before you delve into where TV spin-off Alien: Earth fits in...
