The big twist in Alien: Covenant is the revelation that a character from Prometheus, Mr. Weyland’s first android prototype, “David” (Michael Fassbender), not only survived the first film, but ...

For the 2010s, the new M.O. for the saga was bringing back director Ridley Scott for further installments set in the past. Titles like Prometheus and Alien: Covenant were all about filling in the gaps ...