When Ridley Scott eventually steps back from directing and producing film and television, it will feel like one of the most bittersweet turning points in Hollywood. Over the course of his career, Scott has made an enormous impact on filmmaking, particularly within the sci-fi genre, far beyond what most artists ever accomplish. His rise truly began in 1979 with Alien, the influential sci-fi classic that launched a franchise still thriving today. In the decades since, he has also directed other landmark sci-fi films, including Blade Runner. While he has passed directing responsibilities to others on more recent sequels and spin-offs, he remains heavily involved behind the scenes. Scott also has a new project set to arrive later this year, marking a return to sci-fi after a short break.
In 2025, Scott took on a major role as a producer for Alien: Earth, the first television series set within the Alien universe he originally created in the late 1970s. Although Scott did not direct any episodes, writer and creator Noah Hawley confirmed that he stayed closely involved throughout production. Alien: Earth brings a new storyline into the franchise, becoming the first entry to unfold on Earth rather than in space or on a distant planet. The series features Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh, Sydney Chandler as Wendy, Alex Lawther as Joe, Essie Davis as Dame Sylvia, Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier, and Babou Ceesay as Morrow. All episodes are currently streaming on Hulu in the United States and Disney+ internationally, where it continues to rank among the platform’s top 10 most-watched series in multiple countries at the time of writing.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
When Does Ridley Scott’s New Sci-Fi Movie Come Out?
Ridley Scott’s next sci-fi movie, The Dog Stars, will be released in theaters on August 28. The film was previously scheduled to premiere in March, but 20th Century Fox pumped the brakes with a delay to help make sure the film was polished enough to live up to its high expectations. Scott recruited a talented ensemble of stars featuring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, and Benedict Wong to headline The Dog Stars, which will be his first sci-fi movie since 2017’s Alien: Covenant. The film is set in a post-apocalyptic world where most humans have been wiped out by a virus, except Hig (played by Elordi), a pilot who survived the chaos but lost his wife.
Check out the first season of Alien: Earth on Hulu and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Season 2.
