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Alien and Predator Movies in Order: One Combined Timeline - Vertical View

This timeline puts the Alien and Predator films and series in a single chronology. It runs from Prey, set in 1719, to Predator: Badlands, set in the far future. The two Alien vs. Predator films take place in 2004, long before Prometheus. Each entry shows the year its story takes place and its release date. Switch to the detailed view to read the synopsis of each story.

See also: Alien movies timeline · Predator movies timeline

In release order

  1. Alien (1979), set in 2122
  2. Aliens (1986), set in 2179
  3. Predator (1987), set in 1987
  4. Predator 2 (1990), set in 1997
  5. Alien 3 (1992), set in 2179
  6. Alien Resurrection (1997), set in 2381
  7. Alien vs. Predator (2004), set in 2004
  8. Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007), set in 2004
  9. Predators (2010), set in 2010
  10. Prometheus (2012), set in 2093
  11. Alien: Covenant (2017), set in 2104
  12. The Predator (2018), set in 2018
  13. Alien: Isolation - The Digital Series (2019), set in 2137
  14. Prey (2022), set in 1719
  15. Alien: Romulus (2024), set in 2142
  16. Predator: Killer of Killers (2025), set around 1997
  17. Alien: Earth (2025), set in 2120
  18. Predator: Badlands (2025), set around 2400

Questions

Which comes first, Alien or Predator?

Prey (1719) and the 1987 Predator come long before any Alien film. The Alien story starts with Prometheus in 2093, and Alien itself is set in 2122.

How many Alien and Predator movies are there?

Sixteen films: seven Alien films, seven Predator films and the two Alien vs. Predator films. The series Alien: Earth and the Alien: Isolation digital series also appear on this timeline.

Is Alien vs. Predator canon?

On this site the two Alien vs. Predator films count as canon on the Predator side. Both are set in 2004, after Predator 2 and before Predators.