The cast of Alien: Romulus are on the cover of SFX issue 382. Don't forget: you can use this tool to find a stockist near you, or order a copy online . Alien: Romulus 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 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 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 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 Our look back at Ncuti Gatwa’s first season of Doctor Who continues, as we bombard Russell .