With "Raised by Wolves", Ridley Scott holds (almost) his series "Alien"

"Raised by wolves", a series directed by Ridley Scott and under strong influence "Alien" -

• Broadcast in the United States on HBO Max, Raised by Wolves arrives in France, on Warner TV, Monday evening, at the rate of two episodes per week

• This is the first series directed by Ridley Scott, the author of sci-fi classics like

  Blade Runner

  and

  Alien.

• And it shows !

  The filmmaker revisits the same obsessions as in his

  Alien

  films

David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Jane Campion, David Fincher and even Steven Spielberg with episodes from

or

, all the great filmmakers have already rubbed shoulders with the world of series.

But not Ridley Scott.

At least as a director, because he produced

,

or

via his Scott Free box.

is therefore a first for the British director.

You are not at the end of your surprises.

"Raised by Wolves", exclusively on Warner TV and in replay from December 7th.

#RaisedbyWolves pic.twitter.com/IgAckkKDMj

- Warner TV France (@WarnerTVFR) November 24, 2020

More than thirty years after

, Ridley Scott decided in 2012 to return to titillate the xenomorph, and to revisit the mythology of the saga, with a prequel that did not already say its name,

, and its more explicit

sequel

.

With the introduction of the Engineers and the journey of the android David, the filmmaker reappropriated the universe and bent it to his obsessions, relegating the Alien to a second or even third role.

And he intends to continue in the suite (s), with ever more focus on androids, artificial intelligence, the God complex ...

However, it is not in the cinema that we find its themes, but on television in the series

, broadcast in September on HBO Max in the United States and from Monday evening on Warner TV in France.

The story takes place in the XXII century and follows two androids, Mother and Father, transporting human embryos to an exoplanet to create a new colony and thus save humanity.

Indeed, the Earth became uninhabitable after a war between the Mithraic Church and the Atheists.

It was the latter who sent the androids, but a Mithraic ship soon landed on their new planet Keepler-22b.

Like a nod to LV-426, the planet of the first Alien?

Mother, like the AI ​​of Nostromo, the first Alien's ship?

And what about these mysterious creatures, these hooded figures, these hidden frescoes, as well as these reflections on motherhood, religion ... The viewer can almost play an

bingo

 !

A goddess among men

Still,

isn't an

series

, at least in Season 1 and until proven guilty.

It has been renewed for a second season.

Created by Aaron Guzikowski (the movie

, the series

), the series nonetheless carries the "visions" of Ridley Scott, who gives everything in the first episode, perhaps what science fiction has. offered better on a screen this year.

You have to see Mother, impressive Amanda Collin, transform into a Necromancer and soar into the air, both an almighty weapon and a goddess among men.

We are then ready to follow it to the ends of space and over several hours of series.

The following episodes, some of which signed by son Luke Scott, unfortunately too often stand still, between the androids and their children who build huts, and the Mithraic who drag their feet in the desert.

There is always a visual flash or a narrative spring to revive the interest and especially the mythology, but with always more questions and few answers, attention to… the

effect

 ?

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