There's a lot of Alien movies; these are the most important ones to watch ahead of the new FX and FX on Hulu show.

The first two episodes debut on Tuesday, Aug. 12 both — with the remaining six episodes arriving one per week on subsequent Tuesdays.

In space, no one can hear you scream, but they can sure hear you scratching your head as you try to make sense of the sprawling “Alien” universe. While Ridley Scott’s 1979 haunted-house-in-the-cosmos ...