As indicated by Deadline, the Alien TV series in production at FX will be set a few years before Prometheus (which takes place in 2093) and about 30 years before the original Alien by Ridley Scott from 1979.
Let's remember that the first Alien is set in 2122. The TV series will instead be set around 2090, i.e. close to Prometheus and Alien: Covenant.
The FX show is the first project in the Alien franchise to take place on Earth. Deadline reports that the series will deal with the rise of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation and the race among the corporations to create a new android.
The TV series is closer to the film than to Prometheus
Previously, showrunner Noah Hawley explained why he's not using Prometheus as the main inspiration for his Alien prequel series, stating that he likes the “retro-futurism” of the original films.
Hawley said he talked to Scott about “many, many elements” of the Alien series, including its ties to the prequels, but ultimately decided to abandon novelties in favor of tradition of the original films.
We also remember that a new Alien film is on the way: it's called Alien Romulus and is scheduled to arrive in theaters in August.
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