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Alien Nation

1989–1990 · 1 season

A thoughtful buddy-cop show that uses alien immigrants to explore prejudice with warmth and occasional grit.

Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Action & adventure, Drama
Overview
Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly works with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco. Sikes also has an 'on again off again' flirtation with a female Newcomer, Cathy Frankel.
How it feels
Earnest, warm, tense and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Race, identity, justice, family
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure, drama
Created by
Kenneth Johnson, Rockne S. O'Bannon
Written by
Andrew Schneider, Craig W. Van Sickle, Diane Frolov, Kenneth Johnson
Starring
Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland, Sean Six, Terri Treas, Jeffrey Marcus, Ron Fassler
Length
1 seasons, 22 episodes
Network
FOX
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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