Is Raised by Wolves actually part of the Alien movie franchise? That's one of the theories circling the upcoming HBO Max sci-fi drama, which dropped its first trailer on Wednesday. Since Raised by Wolves shares a creator with the Alien series - Ridley Scott - it's easy to see why audiences might suspect a connection, but, as it turns out, the show takes place in a totally unrelated fictional universe.
According to Deadline, the new series "centers on two androids - Father and Mother - tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task." The premise does share a few things in common with the Alien series: conflict between humans and some powerful nonhuman species, space travel and colonization, evolution,...
According to Deadline, the new series "centers on two androids - Father and Mother - tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task." The premise does share a few things in common with the Alien series: conflict between humans and some powerful nonhuman species, space travel and colonization, evolution,...
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