The Alien is a science-fiction horror and action media franchise centered on the film series. The series began with Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott, and was followed by three sequels: Aliens (1986) and Alien Resurrection (1997) The series has led to numerous novels, comics, video games and an upcoming television series developed by Scott for FX on Hulu, with Noah Hawley.
The Alien franchise depicts a series of deadly encounters between humanity and the Aliens. The Aliens are a hostile, endoparasitoid, extraterrestrial species. The series fictionalizes the origin of the human race.