The Alien franchise is so far reaching that it would be difficult for Noah to incorporate all aspects into the new show. Instead, he made the decision to step away from some aspects of the cinematic universe. In fact, in Noah's version of the tale, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant do not exist.

In a few sentences, the new FX series completely changes the parameters of the franchise, introducing a new conflict and new science-fiction tropes.

Alien: Earth is also uncharted territory for the franchise, bringing the Xenomorphs to home turf for the first time (the end of Resurrection doesn’t count). So, with the show kicking off on Hulu and Disney Plus, this is what you need to know about the timeline.