Given the reaction to Prometheus, Ridley Scott ultimately decided to lean more heavily on the Xenomorph and its origins in Alien: Covenant.
It wasn’t until September of 2015 that Prometheus 2 became Alien: Paradise Lost, which then became Alien: Covenant.
In Alien: Covenant, the plot hinged on Michael Fassbender’s David being stuck on a planet for years since the events of Prometheus and engineering the Xenomorphs himself.
Then again, is the lackluster reception to Prometheus among fans of the franchise to blame for the hit that Covenant took?