Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. It's been a big year for the Alien franchise. Not only did the ...

After Ridley Scott's Prometheus duology within the Alien franchise explained some aspects of the xenomorph's origins, fans felt it was due time to bring the beloved space horror series back to basics.

Jackson's Star is the newest location introduced in Alien: Romulus, and here is everything that the franchise has revealed about the mining colony planet that acts as one of the main settings of the ...