Resident Alien

A wry, warm-hearted small-town mystery where a grumpy alien learns to care about people while hiding in plain sight.

Created by

Chris Sheridan

Genres

Sci-fi & fantasy

Starring

Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds

Tagline

Beam this up.

Overview

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?”

How it feels

Whimsical, warm, satirical and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, found family, morality, mystery

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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