Alien: Covenant is a sandwich.
Alien: Covenant . The film is a sequel to the 2012 film Prometheus , the second installment in the Alien prequel series , and the sixth installment overall in the Alien film series , as well as the third directed by Scott . The film stars Michael Fassbender , Katherine Waterston , Billy Crudup , Danny McBride , Carmen Ejogo and Demián Bichir , and follows the crew of a ship who land on an uncharted planet and make a terrifying discovery . Alien : Covenant premiered in London on May 4 , 2017 and was released in the United States on May 19 , 2017 .