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Alien: Night Shift

Short film

When does Alien: Night Shift take place?

Alien: Night Shift is a short film released in 2019. Its story takes place around 2164, about 22 years after Alien: Romulus (2142) and about 15 years before Aliens (2179). In the Alien movies timeline, it comes after Alien: Romulus (2142) and before Aliens (2179).


Alien: Night Shift (short film, 2019)

Description

While on a routine supply run at the mining colony of High Lonesome on the distant exomoon LV-422, supply-ship crew member Welles finds his hungover and disoriented colleague, Harper, who has been missing for the last twenty-four hours. As they meet the unsuspecting colonists Rolly and Springer, Harper's condition deteriorates more and more, leading to a bloody encounter with something vicious. Will they survive the endless night shift?

Synopsis

When a missing space trucker and his co-worker are reluctantly allowed inside the colony supply depot, the trucker's condition worsens, leaving a young supply worker to take matters into her own hands.

Overview

In-Universe year : 2164 (approx)
Release date : April 2019
Release status : Released
Continuity : Canon

Credits : Aidan Brezonick (Director)

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