The Most Iconic Sci-Fi Thriller Franchise Is Creating Some Tricky Canon

The Most Iconic Sci-Fi Thriller Franchise Is Creating Some Tricky Canon

FXAlien: Earth has been touted as a prequel to Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror classic Alien, but as we get closer to the release of Noah Hawley’s ambitious new FX show, it’s clear the connection is loose at best. At an early preview of Alien: Earth at SXSW attended by Inverse, Hawley was vague on whether the series would be canon to the movie franchise. “I chose not to engage with that part of the story and to just sort of speak to the Alien …