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The best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more

Check out our guide to the best movies and shows streaming this week, August 11–17

Total Film

Alien: Earth is shaping up to be great, but the decision to ignore Prometheus and Covenant is a mistake

OPINION | There’s plenty to love about Alien’s small screen debut, but I wish it were drawing from the entire saga

Total Film

Alien: Earth to Outlander: Blood of My Blood – the seven best shows to stream this week

Ridley Scott’s billion-dollar franchise finally arrives on the small screen – and it’s gloriously tense and nasty stuff. Plus, the Outlander prequel is beguilingly silly

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Alien: Earth introduces new creatures as terrifying as the Xenomorph, but the show's creator didn't want to squeeze in 'a vending machine of alien life' for the sake of it

Noah Hawley teases what we can expect from Alien: Earth's horrifying group of creatures – and why there are only five of them.

TechRadar

No One Can Hear Alien: Earth Reviews In Space, But Critics Have Plenty To Say Online About It

The sci-fi series is coming soon.

Cinemablend

Alien: Earth debuts to the franchise's third-highest Rotten Tomatoes score, with only Ridley Scott's original movie and James Cameron's Aliens ranking ahead

Alien: Earth has the franchise's highest Rotten Tomatoes score in nearly 40 years

Total Film

How to watch the Alien movies in order: the original to Romulus in time for Alien: Earth

Here's how to watch the Alien movies in order of release date and chronologically.

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Alien: Earth review: 'instant TV classic splices body horror with AI angst'

5/5 This new series on Disney is a prequel to the original Ridley Scott film that both echoes its brilliance and takes the Alien franchise into new territory to tackle contemporary tech angst

Evening Standard

'Alien: Earth Review: The Sci-Fi Spinoff Fails To Capture A Modern TV Reboot Formula

Noah Hawley's 'Alien' prequel reveals the limits of the TV spinoff formula he perfected with 'Fargo' and 'Legion.'

Inverse

Alien: Earth review: "Arguably the franchise's strongest outing since James Cameron's Aliens"

Total Film

I watched the first six episodes of Alien: Earth, and it's the Peter Pan-inspired sci-fi horror show I didn't know I needed on Disney+

The Alien franchise's first TV series puts a curious but confident Jurassic Park-style spin on its established formula.

TechRadar

'Alien: Earth' is an intelligent and thought-provoking bloodbath, and everything we ever wanted from an 'Alien' show (review)

Noah Hawley's daring exploration of the Alien universe makes for a great sci-fi TV show that asks big questions without neglecting the fun factor.

Space

A Classic Johnny Depp Movie Is Getting A Sequel (And Not In The Way I Would’ve Imagined)

I didn't see this coming.

Cinemablend

'Wow, F--k Me.' The One Big Ridley Scott-Related Note Alien: Earth's Team Got When They Got The Greenlight

I'd be the same way if I were in his position.

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Can’t wait for F1 to hit Apple TV+? Here are five of my favorite full-throttle racing movies to stream while you wait

Apple TV+ wants to corner Formula 1, but you’ll find great motorsport movies on other streaming services – here are five of my favorites.

The Guardian - UK

‘No plans ever to retire’: why Steven Spielberg and the movie brat generation just won’t quit

Spielberg, 78, has announced he’ll keep making films till he dies – and he’s a spring chicken next to Coppola, Scorsese, Werner Herzog and Ridley Scott, all still working in their 80s. What makes directing a job for life?

The Guardian - UK

Summer sizzlers! It’s the 20 hottest TV shows of the season

Steamy love affairs! Joanna Lumley as the Addams Family gran! Liz Hurley’s big cash giveaway! Here are all the best shows coming your way

Louder

Vangelis's epic 1492: Conquest Of Paradise soundtrack to be reissued on coloured vinyl and CD

The Vangelis soundtrack for Ridley Scott's epic 1492: Conquest Of Paradise will be reissued on coloured vinyl and CD in August

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Total Film

6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (June 20 - 22)

One of 2025's box office sensations and Melissa Benoist's new Netflix series are among this week's best streaming releases

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Jurassic World: Rebirth director Gareth Edwards reveals surprise Ridley Scott movie inspiration

Jurassic World: Rebirth director Gareth Edwards has revealed his film was influenced by Sir Ridley Scott’s 2005 epic Kingdom of Heaven.

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Ridley Scott reveals Bee Gees biopic will start filming in November

Sir Ridley Scott has revealed that filming on his Bee Gees biopic will begin in November and he already has the actors in mind who will play musical brothers Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb.

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Ridley Scott reveals the genre of film he still wants to direct

Legendary director Ridley Scott "always tries to get his own way" on set.

The Independent UK

Where to watch Alien: Earth episode 7 in the UK

The penultimate episode of the hit new Alien series is available to watch online now

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Ridley Scott reveals what he has learned after nearly 50 years in the 'impossible' job of director

Ridley Scott has had to learn to be "patient" as a film director even though he can't always "be kind" to his actors.

Total Film

Ridley Scott thinks his and James Cameron's Alien movies were good, but "the rest were not very good": "F*ck, that’s the end of a franchise which should be as important as bloody Star Trek or Star Wars"

Next up for the franchise is Alien: Earth

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