I have spent years wondering what Ridley Scott would have done with the rest of his Alien prequel trilogy. After Alien: Covenant underperformed at the box office, that planned trilogy never reached its conclusion, and for fans of Prometheus, the silence has been loud. But in 2026, I keep coming back to a different Scott project: Raised by Wolves. It is not an Alien show, yet it is the closest thing we have to a spiritual successor to Prometheus, and it remains one of the most underrated sci-fi gems of the decade.

A Ridley Scott Show Hiding in Plain Sight

I will be honest: I missed Raised by Wolves when it first arrived. It premiered as an HBO Max original in 2020, ran for two seasons, and then seemed to vanish. That is a shame, because Ridley Scott did not just attach his name to it. He served as an executive producer and directed the first two episodes, leaving his signature style on the entire series. The showrunner and writer was Aaron Guzikowski, and the cast included Travis Fimmel, Abubakar Salim, Amanda Collin, Winta McGrath, Niamh Algar, and more.

The show is not connected to the Alien franchise at all. That is exactly why I find it so fascinating. It feels like Scott took the philosophical hunger of Prometheus and poured it into a new universe. 🪐

The Story: Androids, Atheism, and a Broken Earth

Raised by Wolves follows two androids, Mother and Father, who are tasked with raising a new generation of human children as atheists. Religious conflict destroyed Earth and threatens humanity's survival, so Mother and Father raise the children to avoid those conflicts altogether. As the series progresses, however, human religious conflict finds them and threatens to destroy the androids' mission.

That premise sounds simple, but the execution is anything but. The show dives deep into humanity's relationship with religion, the origins of life itself, and our relationship to our own creations. It has been compared to Blade Runner for its themes and its high-concept look into artificial intelligence. Critics cited its groundbreaking visuals and ambitious subject matter, giving it an average Rotten Tomatoes score of 80%. I think that score is fair, though I would argue the show is even better than its reputation suggests.

Why It Is the True Prometheus Successor

What really connects Raised by Wolves to Prometheus is its themes. Prometheus was an exploration of the human condition through a man-made android, and Raised by Wolves does the same thing across an entire series. Both stories are about humanity grappling with religion, our relation to the technology we create, and our push to preserve life and keep the species alive. Raised by Wolves is essentially a continuation of the high-brow questions Scott asked in Prometheus.

I also see Scott's fingerprints in the pacing, the visuals, and the focus on androids. The show does not feel like a standard streaming sci-fi drama. It feels like a feature filmmaker's vision stretched across episodic television. That alone makes it worth seeking out for anyone who loved Prometheus, even if the Alien prequel trilogy never got its ending.

The Frustrating Streaming Problem in 2026

Here is the bad news: Raised by Wolves is very hard to watch in 2026. The show was originally an HBO Max original, but the streaming service has since removed it from its catalog. No other major streaming services currently offer it in the United States. The only way I have found to watch it legally in the US is by purchasing the Blu-Ray set. Viewers in Great Britain and other regions may have access through services like Prime Video and Apple TV+.

Part of the reason the show is so hard to find is the same reason it was canceled after just two seasons. Though it was a critical darling with a cult following, Raised by Wolves was canceled shortly after the Warner Bros. merger with Discovery. The streaming rights were briefly licensed to Tubi and Roku, but those platforms no longer seem to air episodes. For now, the show is stuck in streaming limbo.

Final Thoughts

If you are like me and you still mourn the Alien prequel trilogy that never was, I strongly recommend tracking down Raised by Wolves. It is not a replacement for David's story, and it will not answer what happened after Alien: Covenant. But it is a rare example of Ridley Scott's high-concept sci-fi ideas getting room to breathe. 🤖

The fact that it has been largely forgotten in 2026 only makes it more of a hidden gem. It is a thoughtful, strange, beautiful show about gods, androids, parents, children, and the stories we tell to survive. For fans of Prometheus, that is more than enough reason to give it a chance.