Alien: Earth is the inaugural television series within the Alien franchise, situated among the earlier films. But how does it align within the timeline?

Taking place in 2120, Alien: Earth unfolds just two years prior to Ridley Scott’s original 1979 movie, Alien. In that feature, occurring in 2122, the Nostromo crew falls prey to Xenomorphs after responding to a cryptic distress signal.

Alien: Earth is also set 16 years subsequent to 2017’s Alien: Covenant, which occurs in 2104, when the Covenant crew investigates an enigmatic signal from Origae-6. Covenant serves as a sequel to Prometheus, which is positioned between 2089 and 2093.

Here’s the timeline for Alien: Earth within the franchise (excluding Alien vs. Predator films from 2004):

1. Prometheus: 2089-2093
2. Alien: Covenant: 2104
3. Alien: Earth: 2120
4. Alien: 2122
5. Alien: Romulus: 2142
6. Aliens and Alien 3: 2179
7. Alien: Resurrection: 2381

Here’s how to stream every Alien film online to trace the timeline.

Alien: Earth debuts on Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. ET on Hulu and FX with a pair of episodes, followed by weekly releases on Tuesdays.