when is alien earth set

The TV series "Alien: Earth" is set in the year 2120. It takes place just two years before the events of the original 1979 film "Alien," which is set in 2122. This places "Alien: Earth" as a direct prequel to the first Alien movie, occurring 16 years after the film "Alien: Covenant," which is set in 2104. The series explores how humans first fought the Xenomorph threat on Earth and features a cyberpunk depiction of the planet with powerful corporations vying for control of advanced technologies linked to the Xenomorphs.