Alien: Romulus — how to watch, reviews, trailer, cast and everything we know about the Alien reboot

Cailee Spaeny in Alien: Romulus
Cailee Spaeny in Alien: Romulus (Image credit: 20th Century Studios)

You just can't keep the Xenomorphs down, as the iconic movie monsters are back to terrorize an all-new crew in the 2024 new movie Alien: Romulus. A cast of young rising stars is leading the way in this latest spinoff of the franchise that started all the way back in 1979.

Ridley Scott has long been the shepherd of the Alien franchise, directing the original and then returning with the two most recent movies — Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. Just how (or if) those movies will connect with Alien: Romulus at all is yet to be determined, but 20th Century Studios describes this iteration as taking the franchise "back to its roots."

Find out what that means, as well as all the other key information around Alien: Romulus, right here.

Alien: Romulus how to watch

Alien: Romulus is now streaming on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in the UK.

Alien: Romulus cast

The cast of Alien: Romulus is not only a fresh start with entirely new characters for the franchise, but it is made up entirely of young, rising stars in Hollywood.

That includes Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla), David Jonsson (Murder Is Easy), Archie Reaux (Shadow and Bone), Isabela Merced (Madame Web), Spike Fearn (Aftersun) and Aileen Wu, making their big screen debut in Alien: Romulus.

Alien: Romulus plot

Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues co-wrote the script for Alien: Romulus. Here is the official synopsis:

"While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe."

Alien: Romulus reviews

Alien: Romulus earned a score of 80% "Certified Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes.

Alien: Romulus awards

Here's a rundown of the major awards that Alien: Romulus has been nominated for and/or won:

Oscars

  • Best Visual Effects (nominee)

Golden Globes

  • Cinematic and Box Office Achievement (nominee)

Alien: Romulus trailer

The official trailer for Alien: Romulus is here, reminding everyone that in space, no one can hear you scream. Watch the trailer, and the previously released teaser, directly below:

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The final trailer for Alien: Romulus is here (featuring some NSFW dialogue, FYI):

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Fede Alvarez movies

Horror is a genre that Fede Alvarez is very familiar with, having directed some highly acclaimed scary movies in his career. Here is a rundown of all of the movies that Alvarez has directed thus far in his career: 

  • Evil Dead (2013)
  • Don't Breathe (2016)
  • The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)

Alien: Romulus poster

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