Disney’s 2022 Streaming Hit Proved It Can Save The Alien Franchise

There hasn’t been a truly great Alien movie in decades, but a 2022 streaming hit proves that Disney can deliver one. The Alien franchise has been on shaky ground since 1986’s Aliens set a high bar for the series’ sequels. Every subsequent filmmaker to put their stamp on the franchise – including Ridley Scott, the returning director of the original 1979 Alien film – has struggled to recapture the magic of the first two movies. This I.P. is the perfect vehicle for sci-fi horror, but post-Aliens sequels have gotten too bogged down in the lore to really have fun with this monster-infested intergalactic world.