Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. In lesser hands, a series spinoff of the theatrical “Alien” franchise might seem like just another IP play — a money grab.

A lot of folks, human and otherwise, seem very interested in getting their hands on the newly crash-landed alien specimens. What could go wrong? By Sean T. Collins The “Alien” franchise explores two ...

The series “Alien: Earth” feels a bit like the “Alien” franchise crash-landed into an entirely separate science fiction saga, because that’s more or less how it begins. The show is creator Noah Hawley ...