When Does "Alien: Covenant" (2017) Take Place?
"Alien: Covenant" is a science fiction film written by John Logan with Jack Paglen, Dante Harper, and Michael Green that released May 12th, 2017. So when is "Covenant" set?
It takes place on the fictional Alien vs. Predator timeline in the year:
We know this because .
2104 AD
We know this because .
Furthermore, at the very second shot of the main action there is a time and place setting green title card superimposed over the footage that reads: "COLONIZATION VESSEL: COVENANT DATE: DECEMBER 5, 2104".
More specifically, it is probably December of 2104 AD.
Additionally, there is a prologue depicting a moment soon after the activation of a David android, . Based on the appearance of Peter Weyland, it must take place between 2023 AD and 2093 AD.
It is a midway chronological film in the Alien vs. Predator universe and can be watched after the previous film "Prometheus" (2012) and before the original film "Alien" (1979). [Expanded elements enrich the experience: it can be watched after the short film "Alien: Last Supper" (2017).]
It was adapted to prose in late 2017.
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