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The cast of Alien: Romulus are on the cover of SFX issue 382.

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Alien: Romulus

Rain, pointing a gun, and android Andy. — (Image credit: Future)

Set about 20 years after the first film, the seventh Alien movie returns the franchise to its horror roots. In our 10-page feature, we speak to director Fede Alvarez and stars Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson.

We also look back at Ridley Scott’s 1979 original, and explore the latest Alien books, comics and videogames, as well as dedicating our quiz page to the series – altogether, that makes 21 pages of xenomorph-related readin’ stuff!

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Galadriel riding a horse.

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The LOTR series returns to Prime Video on 29 August. We find out what we can expect from season two from showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay and stars Charles Edwards (Elven smith Celebrimbor) and Charlie Vickers (Annatar, Sauron’s latest guise).

Kaos

Jeff Goldblum and Janet McTeer as Zeus and Hera.

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Three people discover their connections to an ancient prophecy in this new Netflix series. Creator Charlie Covell tells us how they went about putting a modern spin on classical mythology, while Janet McTeer and Jeff Goldblum talk about playing Greek gods.

Batman: Caped Crusader

Batman hanging onto a neon sign.

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A moody, noir-ish affair set in the ‘40s, Prime Video’s new animated series follows a young Bruce Wayne in the early stages of his crime-fighting career. We quiz producers Bruce Timm and James Tucker.

Doctor Who

Sutekh emerging from a cloud of dust.

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Our look back at Ncuti Gatwa’s first season of Doctor Who continues, as we bombard Russell T Davies with further geeky questions. Find out what he has to say about bringing back Sutekh, the mysterious Mrs Flood, and UNIT dating!

Star Trek: Discovery

Costume designs for the alien Breen.

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As regular readers will know, we love showcasing the work of behind-the-scenes talent. This issue, we conclude our chat with Discovery costume designer Anthony Tran, showcasing his designs for the Breen and a variety of fabulous togs for the wedding episode.

And that’s not all, feature-wise. We also profile novelist Moira Buffini, and get The Magicians writer Lev Grossman to fill out our author questionnaire.

Red Alert

Matt Smith's archaeologist standing in a hole.

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And the big features are just the tip of the iceberg! As ever, our news section, Red Alert, is crammed with insights into yet more movies, TV shows, comics and books. In the spotlight this month: folk horror film Starve Acre; anime series Terminator Zero; Big Finish’s forthcoming Thirteenth Doctor audios; and new Predator, Venom, Battle Action, Defenders Of The Earth, Johnny Quest and Brzrkr comics.

Reviews

Two pages of film reviews.

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The SFX verdict on Deadpool & Wolverine kicks off 20 pages of searing critical analysis, as we inform you which of the latest films, TV shows, books, comics, audio plays, and video games are worth splashing your hard-earned cash on!

The cast of Alien: Romulus on the cover of SFX issue 382.

(Image credit: Future)

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