Alien franchise
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The Alien franchise is a science-fiction horror media series centered on deadly extraterrestrial creatures known as Xenomorphs, spanning films, games, comics, and other spin-offs.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alien franchise canonical | 18 |
| Alien film series | 7 |
| Alien (franchise) | 3 |
| Alien (film franchise) | 1 |
| Alien (licensed comics) | 1 |
| Alien universe | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
media franchise
ⓘ
science fiction horror franchise ⓘ |
| basedOn | original film Alien (1979) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Dan O'Bannon
ⓘ
surface form:
Dan O’Bannon
|
| creatureDesigner | H. R. Giger ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | influential in science fiction horror cinema ⓘ |
| distributor |
20th Century Fox
ⓘ
20th Century Fox ⓘ
surface form:
20th Century Studios
|
| featuresSpecies |
Engineers
ⓘ
Xenomorph ⓘ
surface form:
Xenomorph XX121
|
| featuresTechnology |
androids
ⓘ
faster-than-light travel ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFilm |
Alien (1979 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
Alien (1979)
Alien 3 ⓘ
surface form:
Alien 3 (1992)
Alien: Resurrection ⓘ
surface form:
Alien Resurrection (1997)
Alien vs. Predator ⓘ
surface form:
Alien vs. Predator (2004)
Alien: Covenant ⓘ
surface form:
Alien: Covenant (2017)
Aliens ⓘ
surface form:
Aliens (1986)
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem ⓘ
surface form:
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
Prometheus ⓘ
surface form:
Prometheus (2012)
|
| hasMainCharacter |
Amanda Ripley
ⓘ
David (android) ⓘ Ellen Ripley ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
Weyland Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
Weyland-Yutani Corporation
|
| hasTelevisionSeries | Alien: Romulus (upcoming TV-related expansion/film tie-in context) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chestburster scene
ⓘ
Ellen Ripley ⓘ
surface form:
strong female protagonist Ellen Ripley
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainAntagonistSpecies | Xenomorph ⓘ |
| medium |
comic books
ⓘ
feature films ⓘ novels ⓘ television and streaming projects ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| notableComicPublisher |
Dark Horse Comics
ⓘ
Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| notableDirector |
David Fincher
ⓘ
James Cameron ⓘ Jean-Pierre Jeunet ⓘ Ridley Scott ⓘ |
| notableVideoGame |
Alien: Isolation
ⓘ
Aliens vs. Predator (2010 video game) ⓘ |
| setting |
distant future
ⓘ
outer space ⓘ |
| theme |
body horror
ⓘ
corporate greed ⓘ isolation ⓘ survival ⓘ |
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Alien film series
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Alien (licensed comics)
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Alien (franchise)
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Alien (franchise)
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Alien film series
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Alien film series
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Alien film series
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Alien universe
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Alien (film franchise)
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Alien film series
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Alien film series
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Alien film series