Alien: Romulus is Now Streaming – And There’s A Prequel Too!

Alien: Romulus is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu – there’s also a prequel story you can check out too! Alien: Romulus has been one of the most acclaimed horror films of the year – and that’s really saying something, as 2024 has been a big year in for horror films. Director Fede Álvarez made no secret of his fanboy-level of love for the Alien franchise – and that dedication seems to have paid off: Alien: Romulus made $350 million worldwide on a budget of just $80 million. More importantly, the film sparked a new wave of interest in the Alien franchise – especially with younger adults who never saw the previous films in theaters.

How to Watch Alien: Romulus on Streaming

To watch Alien: Romulus online you need to have a subscription to either Hulu OR Disney+ – it is available on both platforms. That’s because the Alien movie franchise is owned by 20th Century Studios (formerly 20th Century Fox), which is now a subsidiary of Disney. As Disney owns both Hulu and Disney+, its major film releases are available on both platforms.

Synopsis: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

Alien: Romulus can now be streamed on Disney+ and Hulu.

Alien: Romulus – The Prequel

Alien: Romulus opens with a group of colony kids attempting an ill-fated heist of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation’s Renaissance space station. By the time they arrive, the two sections of the stations – Remus and Romulus – have both fallen to Xenomorph outbreak, which the kids inadvertently re-start. However, even as we see the group torn apart (quite literally) in a violent bid for survival, it’s never fully revealed what exactly happened on Renaissance Station to cause this calamity.

That wasn’t a storytelling misstep: Fede Álvarez partnered with writer Zac Thompson, artist Daniel Picciotto, and Marvel Comics to tell the prequel story of Alien: Romulus in comic book form. That book, Alien: Romulus #1, is currently available at Marvel Comics, and frankly it’s a thrilling must-read for any die-hard fans of the film.

The prequel comic confirms that the Xenomorph from the original Alien (1979) movie (designated “XX121”) survived in deep space via a self-generated cocoon, and was brought back to Renaissance Station for study. Of course, things go sideways; not only do the xenomorphs get loose, but as usual, human error, corporate greed, and truly “inhuman,” machines all collide, resulting and horrifically tragic outcomes.

You can check the Alien: Romulus prequel story HERE.