How To Watch All Alien Films – Story Order and Release Order

Alien: Romulus is crawling into theaters on August 16, so there has never been a more perfect time to catch up on the franchise – particularly now that Hulu has added an additional six of the eight films to their platform.

Hulu announced their " Alien Invasion ", allowing audiences to catch up on Alien , Aliens , Alien 3 , Alien Ressurection , Prometheus , and Alien: Covenant ahead of catching Alien: Romulus in theaters this Friday.

They join Alien vs. Predator and Alien vs. Predator: Requiem , which are already available to stream now on Hulu and Disney+.

There are multiple ways to watch the Alien franchise, so fans and people new to the series can now decide whether to watch in story order or release order due to all eight films being at your disposal on the streaming services.

We've compiled a handy list of how to watch in release order and how to watch in story order so you can decide which path you'd like to take before meeting Alien: Romulus in theaters on Friday.

How To Watch the Alien Franchise in Story Order

• Alien vs. Predator (2004)
• Alien vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
• Prometheus (2012)
• Alien: Covenant (2017)
• Alien (1979)
• Aliens (1986)
• Alien 3 (1992)
• Alien Ressurection (1997)

Related: Alien: Romulus Timeline Confirmed by Director

All Alien Films in Release Order

• Alien (1979)
• Aliens (1986)
• Alien 3 (1992)
• Alien Ressurection (1997)
• Alien vs. Predator (2004)
• Alien vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
• Prometheus (2012)
• Alien: Covenant (2017)

Where Can I Watch All Alien Films?

All films in the Alien series are available to stream on Hulu now.

You can find Alien , Aliens , Alien 3 , Alien Ressurection , Prometheus , Alien: Covenant , Alien vs. Predator , and Alien vs. Predator: Requiem on Hulu now.