Romulus Slithers Onto Hulu and Disney+ Simply Forward of Thanksgiving

Sorry, Charlie Brown: there’s a brand new Thanksgiving particular on the town, and it’s spurting acidic blood and weird black goo in area. Hulu (and Hulu on Disney+) have simply revealed Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus will hit the streamer November 21, per week earlier than Turkey Day. Which means your annual household argument over what to observe apart from soccer might be over earlier than it begins, as a result of what higher group viewing alternative than the newest grotesque entry within the long-running sci-fi horror sequence?

When it launched in August, Alien: Romulus earned constructive evaluations and made cash hand-over-tentacle on the field workplace; its success made franchise originator (and Romulus producer) Ridley Scott keen to start out work on the next Alien film. Plus, that FX prequel sequence, Alien: Earth, will hopefully be hitting the airwaves in 2025, and up to date experiences counsel a re-match with the Predator may one day happen. All the pieces’s arising Alien!

Right here’s a brand new trailer launched forward of Alien: Romulus‘ Hulu debut:

The official synopsis of Alien: Romulus is as follows: “Whereas scavenging the deep ends of a derelict area station, a gaggle of younger colonizers come face-to-face with essentially the most relentless and lethal life type within the universe.”

It stars Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu, and is directed by horror grasp Fede Alvarez from a screenplay by Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues.

Alien: Romulus is about between the primary and second Alien films, with some followers declaring it the perfect entry since 1986’s Aliens. twentieth Century Studios is leaning into early-Alien nostalgia with the movie’s bodily launch, coming subsequent month. Along with the anticipated 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD codecs (try all of the particular extras here), you may as well decide up a VHS version—a nifty gimmick aimed toward collectors who nonetheless have a working VCR hanging around, or not less than the shelf area to show an Alien: Romulus tape.

Alien: Romulus is now accessible to lease or purchase on digital; it hits Hulu (and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers) November 21, and bodily media December 3.

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