Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series
Series Details:
| Also known as | Alien: Isolation |
| Based on | Alien franchise by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett Alien: Isolation by Creative Assembly |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Animation, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 7 |
| Release date | February 28, 2019 |
| Running time | 8–14 minutes |
| Age rating | TV-MA |
| Starring | Andrea Deck George Anton Richie Campbell Sean Gilder William Hope Anthony Howell Emerald O’Hanrahan Jane Perry Kezia Burrows Syrus Lowe Melanie Gutterbridge |
| Directed by | Fabien Dubois |
| Written by | Jeff Juhasz |
| Story by | Dan Abnett Dion Lay Will Porter |
| Produced by | Antoine Cardon Kinga Smith Eric Fantone |
| Executive producers | George Goldman Julien Mokrani |
| Edited by | Romain Rioult |
| Music by | Joe Henson Alexis Smith Christian Henson |
| Production Company | Reverse Engineering Studios (RES) TitraFilm DVgroup 20th Century Fox IGN |
| Original Network | IGN |
Cast & Character:
- Andrea Deck as Amanda Ripley, a freelance ship’s engineer determined to learn the fate of her missing mother, Ellen. Deck also voices Ellen Ripley in episodes 6 and 7.
- Kezia Burrows provided the motion capture and likeness for Amanda Ripley.
- Anthony Howell as Christopher Samuels, an android and senior employee of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation assigned to lead the team sent to collect Nostromo’s flight recorder.
- Emerald O’Hanrahan as Nina Taylor, and up-and-coming lawyer in Weyland-Yutani’s legal division tasked with ensuring that the company is absolved of responsibility for the loss of Nostromo.
- Sean Gilder as Henry Marlow, captain of Anesidora and a survivor trapped aboard Sevastopol.
- Richie Campbell as Ricardo
- Syrus Lowe provided the motion capture and likeness for Ricardo.
- William Hope as Colonial Marshal Waits, Sevastopol’s chief law enforcement officer.
- Jane Perry as Diane Verlaine, captain of the Torrens (episode 1).
- George Anton as Axel, a survivor and employee of the Sevastopol’s maintenance department who teaches Amanda survival skills (episode 2).
- Melanie Gutteridge as Catherine Foster (episode 4)
Storyline:
Fifteen years have passed since the deep-space freighter Nostromo disappeared with all hands. Representatives from the Weyland-Yutani Corporation approach Amanda Ripley with news that the Nostromo’s flight recorder has finally been found and brought to the space station Sevastopol.—IGN
About Series:
Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series is an American adult animated science fiction horror web series directed by Fabien Dubois, based on the Alien franchise created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett, and the 2014 video game of the same name by Creative Assembly, that premiered on February 28, 2019, on IGN. The series was created by Kinga Smith and Fabien Dubois and features most of the actors from the game reprising their roles.
On February 27, 2019, the official trailer was released which included the announcement that the show would premiere on February 28, 2019.
Episodes:
| Episode | Original release date | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 28, 2019 | Fifteen years after her mother disappeared, Amanda Ripley searches a remote space station for clues to her fate. |
| 2 | February 28, 2019 | Amanda discovers Sevastopol isn’t safe, facing mechanical failures and violent colonists. |
| 3 | February 28, 2019 | A mysterious killer stalks Amanda as she searches for her missing companions. |
| 4 | February 28, 2019 | Marlow reveals the alien’s origin, and Amanda teams up with Colonial Marshal Waits to hunt the creature. |
| 5 | February 28, 2019 | Amanda uncovers the androids’ hidden agenda, and external forces endanger everyone on Sevastopol. |
| 6 | February 28, 2019 | Amanda pursues Marlow, who holds one final secret, as the alien threat worsens. |
| 7 | February 28, 2019 | Amanda faces a growing alien infestation, with her only hope being a desperate gamble for survival. |