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Resident Alien (2021)

"Beam this up."

7.8/10 Returning Series 45 min Jan 27, 2021 4 Seasons

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Crash-landed alien Harry takes on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor. Arriving with a secret mission, he starts off living a simple life…but things get a bit rocky when he’s roped into solving a local murder and realizes he needs to assimilate into his new world. As he does, he begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his mission and asking the big life questions like: “Are human beings worth saving?” and “Why do they fold their pizza before eating it?”

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Show Details

Original Title Resident Alien

Original Language EN

Status Returning Series

Type Scripted

Total Episodes 44

Total Seasons 4

Popularity 32.1

Networks

USA Network

US

Syfy

US

Cast

Alan Tudyk

Alan Tudyk

Harry Vanderspeigle

44 episodes

Sara Tomko

Sara Tomko

Asta Twelvetrees

44 episodes

Corey Reynolds

Corey Reynolds

Mike Thompson

44 episodes

Alice Wetterlund

Alice Wetterlund

D'arcy Bloom

44 episodes

Levi Fiehler

Levi Fiehler

Ben Hawthorne

44 episodes

Elizabeth Bowen

Elizabeth Bowen

Liv Baker

44 episodes

Meredith Garretson

Meredith Garretson

Kate Hawthorne

44 episodes

Judah Prehn

Judah Prehn

Max Hawthorne

44 episodes

Gary Farmer

Gary Farmer

Dan Twelvetrees

29 episodes

Jenna Lamia

Jenna Lamia

Judy Cooper

28 episodes

Kaylayla Raine

Kaylayla Raine

Jay

27 episodes

Diana Bang

Diana Bang

Ellen Cho

25 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Chris Sheridan

Executive Producer Chris Sheridan, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank

Music Noah Sorota

Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

10 episodes 2021

A small-town doctor hides his extraterrestrial identity — and his secret mission — while looking...

Season 2

Season 2

16 episodes 2022

Season 3

Season 3

8 episodes 2024

In Season 3, Harry is vowing to work with General McCallister to rid the Earth of the Grey aliens �...

Season 4

Season 4

10 episodes 2025

Networks

USA Network

US

Syfy

US

Videos & Trailers

Alan Tudyk and Cast's Hilarious Blooper Reel | Resident Alien | SYFY

Alan Tudyk and Cast's Hilarious Blooper Reel | Resident Alien | SYFY

Bloopers

Resident Alien│ All S01 Intro/Openings Credits

Resident Alien│ All S01 Intro/Openings Credits

Opening Credits

Alan Tudyk Talks Alien Makeup | Resident Alien | SYFY

Alan Tudyk Talks Alien Makeup | Resident Alien | SYFY

Featurette

Resident Alien | It's Better Than Good | SYFY

Resident Alien | It's Better Than Good | SYFY

Teaser

Resident Alien | Behind The Scenes: Partying With Aliens

Resident Alien | Behind The Scenes: Partying With Aliens

Behind the Scenes

Resident Alien | Behind The Panel | Series Premiere

Resident Alien | Behind The Panel | Series Premiere

Featurette

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Posters

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Keywords

based on comic alien family relationships fish out of water alien friendship moral dilemma ufo crash alien spaceship colorado rockies small town america excited

Reviews from TMDB

Zugifilmofil 7/10

Oct 9, 2022

Show is one of more original ones and it's relatively funny (especially compared to shows in last two decades). I liked season one but cant stand season two because the amount of feminist propaganda is making me puke. Another potentially good tv show ruined by wokeness.

mindfog2287 9/10

Jul 22, 2025

In season four, Resident Evil has really come into its own. I dare say it might be the best show on television right now. There isn't one weak link in the entire cast - spending time with any of these characters is always enjoyable. The writing is top notch - deftly balancing humor, drama, and sci-f ... Read more

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Rating

7.8

/10

Based on 845 votes

Details

First Air Date January 27, 2021

Last Air Date July 25, 2025

Country US

Language EN

Status Returning Series

Popularity 32.1

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