Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Alien: Earth season 1, episode 5.After 46 years, Alien: Earth just proved that Ripley and the Nostromo were doomed from the start in the original Alien.

Showrunner Noah Hawley leaned into the ‘Alien’ franchise’s retro-futurism when making ‘Alien: Earth,’ adding Peter Pan mythology to the mix. The series is set in 2120, two years before the events of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. First of all, no, Alien: Earth is not a nature documentary.