Alien

Can you skip Alien?

No. It carries part of the main Alien throughline, and what comes after it assumes you have seen it. See the full Alien order.

Alien guides

• Alien orderA series that runs from 2093 to 2379, made in almost the opposite order, with two crossovers the franchise has quietly disowned.

Where it sits in the Alien order

Release order

#1 of 10

Chronological order

#6 of 10

Released

25 May 1979

In-universe era

The Nostromo Era

More from The Original Run

• 02Aliens1986 · Essential
• 03Alien 31992
• 04Alien Resurrection1997

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