The Alien franchise, as created by Ridley Scott, has been carried on by several other filmmakers and revisited by Scott himself. And, because of that, it's reached the point where the mythology has become dense with information and history relating to the Xenomorph, its origins and actual goals. With both a new TV series from Noah Hawley and a new Alien film on the horizon, more is about to be added to the story. However, Hawley revealed that his small-screen production won't utilize material from Scott's prequel films, and he's explained just why.
While speaking with THR, the Fargo producer explained that he, in conversation with Ridley Scott, has decided not to include Prometheus as part of his series. He says he ultimately finds the concept of the Xenomorph origin, as explained there, “less interesting” than the ideas that were presented in the first film. He said:
