“Beam this up.”
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?”
Where to Watch
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Episodes
1. Pilot
Stranded in the town of Patience, Colorado, an alien inhabits the body of Dr. Harry Venderspeigle — but one resident can see past his façade.
2. Homesick
In his first week at the clinic, Harry struggles to diagnose a strange feeling: human emotion.
3. Secrets
Harry races to keep his secret safe as Asta is forced to face her own past.
4. Birds of a Feather
Harry travels to the Ute Reservation to help Asta's grandmother, and along the way, learns what it means to belong to a community.
5. Love Language
A surprise visitor gives Harry an introduction to marriage, a stressful human institution he needs to familiarize himself with.
6. Sexy Beast
Harry copes with jealousy when the mayor hires an annoyingly perfect new town doctor.
7. The Green Glow
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.
8. End of the World as We Know It
Asta saves a badly injured Harry after they fall into a glacial crevasse — and in the process learns a shocking secret.
9. Welcome Aliens
To repair his planet-killing device, Harry visits an alien convention to harvest implants from UFO abductees. Mike asks Liv to rejoin the department.
10. Heroes of Patience
Brokenhearted when Asta ends their friendship after discovering the real Harry’s fate, the alien decides to fulfill his original mission.
Cast & Crew
Alan Tudyk
Harry Vanderspeigle
Sara Tomko
Asta Twelvetrees
Corey Reynolds
Mike Thompson
Alice Wetterlund
D'Arcy Bloom
Levi Fiehler
Ben Hawthorne
Elizabeth Bowen
Liv Baker
Meredith Garretson
Kate Hawthorne
Judah Prehn
Max Hawthorne
Story & Production Details
Reviews & Thoughts
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.
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-fi elements, as well as much-needed commentary on the times in which we find ourselves. I always find it illuminating when sci-fi fans can't stand their genre holding up a mirror on humanity and showing us at our best and our worst. It's what sci-fi has always done since the dawn of the genre, and Resident Alien is a shining example of it.
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