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Resident Alien

Resident Alien

Beam this up.

TV-142021•7.8/10
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.8/10(924)

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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Production

UCP

Language

EN

Status

Canceled

First Aired

January 27, 2021

Last Aired

August 8, 2025

Networks

USA Network, Syfy

Created By

Chris Sheridan

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Pilot
E1
Pilot
Air date: 2021-01-27
Stranded in the town of Patience, Colorado, an alien inhabits the body of Dr. Harry Venderspeigle — but one resident can see past his façade.
Homesick
E2
Homesick
Air date: 2021-02-03
In his first week at the clinic, Harry struggles to diagnose a strange feeling: human emotion.
Secrets
E3
Secrets
Air date: 2021-02-10
Harry races to keep his secret safe as Asta is forced to face her own past.
Birds of a Feather
E4
Birds of a Feather
Air date: 2021-02-17
Harry travels to the Ute Reservation to help Asta's grandmother, and along the way, learns what it means to belong to a community.
Love Language
E5
Love Language
Air date: 2021-02-24
A surprise visitor gives Harry an introduction to marriage, a stressful human institution he needs to familiarize himself with.
Sexy Beast
E6
Sexy Beast
Air date: 2021-03-03
Harry copes with jealousy when the mayor hires an annoyingly perfect new town doctor.
The Green Glow
E7
The Green Glow
Air date: 2021-03-10
After he makes a mess of his human life, a depressed Harry gets drunk. Liv quits the force when Mike fails to credit her for solving a crime.
End of the World as We Know It
E8
End of the World as We Know It
Air date: 2021-03-17
Asta saves a badly injured Harry after they fall into a glacial crevasse — and in the process learns a shocking secret.
Welcome Aliens
E9
Welcome Aliens
Air date: 2021-03-24
To repair his planet-killing device, Harry visits an alien convention to harvest implants from UFO abductees. Mike asks Liv to rejoin the department.
Heroes of Patience
E10
Heroes of Patience
Air date: 2021-03-31
Brokenhearted when Asta ends their friendship after discovering the real Harry’s fate, the alien decides to fulfill his original mission.

Cast

Alan Tudyk

Alan Tudyk

Harry Vanderspeigle

Sara Tomko

Sara Tomko

Asta Twelvetrees

Corey Reynolds

Corey Reynolds

Mike Thompson

Alice Wetterlund

Alice Wetterlund

D'Arcy Bloom

Levi Fiehler

Levi Fiehler

Ben Hawthorne

Elizabeth Bowen

Elizabeth Bowen

Liv Baker

Meredith Garretson

Meredith Garretson

Kate Hawthorne

Judah Prehn

Judah Prehn

Max Hawthorne

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