Resident Alien
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?”
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?”
Chris Sheridan
Creator / EP
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.
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
