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Alien: Specimen

Short film

When does Alien: Specimen take place?

Alien: Specimen is a short film released in 2019. Its story takes place around 2125, about 3 years after Alien (2122) and about 17 years before Alien: Romulus (2142). In the Alien movies timeline, it comes after Alien: Containment (around 2125) and before Alien: Alone (around 2125).


Alien: Specimen (short film, 2019)

Description

"Alien: Specimen," released in 2019, is a short film directed by Kelsey Taylor and written by Federico Fracchia, with Jolene Anderson in the lead role. It is one of six shorts chosen through a Tongal contest and produced with 20th Century Fox for the 40th anniversary of "Alien," and was released on IGN on April 5, 2019.

During the night shift in a colony greenhouse, a botanist does her best to contain suspicious soil samples that have alarmed her sensitive lab dog. When a containment alarm seals Julie inside the greenhouse on LV-492 and the power fails, she realizes that something has come out of the soil.

Synopsis

During the night shift in a colony greenhouse, a botanist does her best to contain suspicious soil samples that have alarmed her sensitive lab dog.

Overview

In-Universe year : 2125 (approx)
Release date : April 2019
Release status : Released
Continuity : Canon

Credits : Kelsey Taylor (Director)

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