Alien: Romulus follows a group of young space colonists who find themselves trapped on a derelict Weyland-Yutani space station while searching for essential scavenging equipment. The plot revolves around their desperate fight for survival against the hostile Xenomorphs after they inadvertently awaken the terrifying creatures, leading to a direct and brutal encounter with the franchise's iconic life form. Set between the events of Alien and Aliens, the film focuses on their mission to escape the station and the horrifying life form that now stalks them.