Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic premiered in 1979, and starred Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, and Harry Dean Stanton.

On Episode 206 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Brianne Suldovsky of Portland State University to discuss what happens after the discovery of an alien life form.

In 2025, Noah Hawley dug out his own corner of the Alien franchise with Alien: Earth, a series set just a few years before Ridley Scott's seminal 1979 Alien film. The FX series garnered solid ratings, ...