Alien: Covenant is a sequel to the 2012 film Prometheus - it's the second installment in the Alien prequel series

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What: Alien: Covenant is a sequel to the 2012 film Prometheus – it’s the second installment in the Alien prequel series and the sixth installment overall in the Alien film series, as well as the third directed by Scott.

Director: Ridley Scott

Writers: Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett

Cast: Michael Fassbender as Walter, a synthetic android created by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, Katherine Waterston as Daniels, a terraforming expert aboard the Covenant, Billy Crudup as Christopher Oram, the first mate of the Covenant, Danny McBride as Tennessee, the chief pilot of the Covenant, Demián Bichir as Sergeant Lope, the head of the security unit aboard the Covenant, Carmen Ejogo as Karine Oram, Christopher Oram’s wife, a biologist aboard the Covenant, Amy Seimetz as Faris, Tennessee’s wife, Jussie Smollett as Ricks, Callie Hernandez as Upworth, Nathaniel Dean as Sergeant Hallett, Lope’s husband, and a member of his security unit aboard the Covenant, Alexander England as Ankor, a member of the security unit aboard the Covenant, Benjamin Rigby as Ledward, a member of the security unit aboard the Covenant, James Franco portrays Jacob Branson, the captain of the Covenant and the husband of Daniels and Noomi Rapace reprises her role as Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, the archaeologist who was formerly a crew member of the destroyed Prometheus.

Synopsis: The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape (Written by Twentieth Century Fox)