Alien Nation: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

As Newcomers -- fugitive slaves from the planet Tencton -- Detective George Francisco and his family face prejudice and intolerance as they struggle to assimilate to life on their adopted planet. Together with his human partner, hard-edged Detective Matt Sikes, George walks the beat in Slagtown, Los Angeles, a Newcomer slum teeming with vice and corruption. More than just another cop show or science fiction show, Alien Nation utilizes a unique and exciting blend of action, suspense, humor, and social drama to explore the sociology of what it means to be an outsider striving to fit in.

Series details

• Title: Alien Nation
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1989-09-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-07-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 63 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 3646

Cast and credited roles

• Michele Scarabelli — Susan Francisco
• Eric Pierpoint — Detective George Francisco
• Gary Graham — Detective Matthew Sikes
• Sean Six — Buck Francisco
• Terri Treas — Cathy Frankel
• Lauren Woodland — Emily Francisco
• Jeffrey Marcus — Albert Einstein
• Ron Fassler — Capt. Bryon Grazer
• Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs — Sergeant Dobbs
• Jenny Gago — Det. Beatrice Zapeda
• Jeff Doucette — Burns
• Molly Morgan — Jill Molaskey

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-09-18; final listed air date 1997-07-29; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Alien Nation on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.