Last year, Fargo writer Noah Hawley added to the ever-expanding lore of the Alien franchise with Alien: Earth, a sci-fi show that proved hugely popular with critics. Perhaps due to some mixed reviews from fans of the franchise, the decision to renew Alien: Earth for Season 2 officially came last November, with the likes of Sydney Chandler’s Wendy, Alex Lawther’s Joe, Essie Davis’ Dame Sylvia, and more set to return.
Just days ago, the most exciting news yet ahead of the return of Alien: Earth landed, as it was confirmed that Peter Dinklage, the beloved actor behind the likes of Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones and more recently Leon Prater in the debut season of Dexter: Resurrection, has officially joined the cast of Season 2. Anticipation is now slowly building nicely for the next chapter in one of sci-fi’s most impressive stories, even if any news of who Dinklage is playing in the series is likely to stay quiet for some time.
Ahead of Alien: Earth Season 2, it seems fans are getting in the mood by revisiting some of the franchise’s recent past. At the time of writing, Alien: Romulus, director Fede Álvarez‘s ushering in of a new era for the series, has landed in the top ten most-watched movies on HBO Max in the U.S. Starring the likes of Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, and Isabela Merced in a fresh-faced cast, the movie impressed critics, earning an 80% score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus on the site reading, “Honoring its nightmarish predecessors while chestbursting at the seams with new frights of its own, Romulus injects some fresh acid blood into one of cinema’s great horror franchises.”
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
What Did Collider Say About ‘Alien: Romulus’?
Ross Bonaime reviewed Alien: Romulus back in 2024 for Collider, awarding a strong 8/10 score and praising the performances and direction. However, Bonaime criticized the movie’s choice to heavily reference its own past, saying, “Alien: Romulus has plenty of its own solid ideas on how to build this world in ways we haven’t seen before, but it’s a shame that a strong opening and ending are bookmarking a film that’s stuck in so many decades of callbacks and reminders of this franchise’s past.” He later added, “Alien: Romulus proves that for the Alien franchise to move forward, it might have to quit looking backward so much.”
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