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Resident Alien

TV·2021–2025·USA Network·Drama, Comedy, Science-Fiction·1h·7.8·Created by Chris Sheridan

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Resident Alien is a dark, twisted and comedic fish-out-of-water story that follows a crash-landed alien named Harry who, after taking on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor, slowly begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his secret mission on Earth — ultimately asking the question, "Are human beings worth saving?"

Cast

Alan TudykAlan TudykHarry VanderspeigleSara TomkoSara TomkoAsta TwelvetreesCorey ReynoldsCorey ReynoldsMike ThompsonAlice WetterlundAlice WetterlundD'Arcy BloomLevi FiehlerLevi FiehlerBen HawthorneElizabeth BowenElizabeth BowenLiv BakerMeredith GarretsonMeredith GarretsonKate HawthorneJudah PrehnJudah PrehnMax Hawthorne

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