The 2017 film , directed by Ridley Scott, serves as both a direct sequel to Prometheus (2012) and a prequel to the original 1979 Alien . While often referred to in file titles as the "8th Alien movie," it is technically the sixth main installment in the core franchise (or eighth if including the Alien vs. Predator crossovers). Plot Overview
Set in the year 2104, the story follows the colonization ship Covenant , which is transporting 2,000 colonists and 1,140 embryos to a distant planet, Origae-6. After a solar flare damages the ship, the crew—led by the newly appointed Captain Oram (Billy Crudup) and terraforming expert Daniels (Katherine Waterston)—diverts to a nearby uncharted planet that appears even more habitable than their original destination.
Upon landing, the crew discovers a lush but eerily silent world. They soon encounter (Michael Fassbender), the survivor of the Prometheus expedition, who has spent the last decade conducting dark biological experiments to "perfect" a new species: the Xenomorph. Key Features & Cast Billy Crudup
