With Ridley Scott’s Alien sequel plans seemingly on hold following the underperformance of Alien: Covenant and the “ship having sailed” on Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5, the future of the sci-fi/horror/action franchise appears to be up in the air at the moment.
Well, if a new rumour from Omega Underground is to be believed, we may be set to revisit the Alien universe, albeit on the small screen, with the site reporting that a TV series is being considered behind-the-scenes, and may well be timed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original Alien movie next year.
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The report goes on to claim that it was “given the impression the xenomorphs unlikely would be the main focus and [that it] would be just set within that world.”
What are your thoughts on a potential Alien TV series? Is it something you’d look forward to seeing, or should Fox let the franchise rest for a while after the mixed reception to Ridley Scott’s recent entries? Let us know in the comments below…
Originally published July 7, 2018. Updated November 21, 2019.
