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Resident Alien

2021-01-27 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 7.8

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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Creators
Chris Sheridan
Production companies
Syfy
Countries
United States of America
Status
Canceled

Top Cast

Alan TudykAlan TudykHarry Vanderspeigle
Sara TomkoSara TomkoAsta Twelvetrees
Corey ReynoldsCorey ReynoldsMike Thompson
Alice WetterlundAlice WetterlundD'Arcy Bloom
Levi FiehlerLevi FiehlerBen Hawthorne
Elizabeth BowenElizabeth BowenLiv Baker
Meredith GarretsonMeredith GarretsonKate Hawthorne
Judah PrehnJudah PrehnMax Hawthorne

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