Resident Alien: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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?"

Series details

• Title: Resident Alien
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2021-01-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-08-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: USA Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 36947
• IMDb ID: tt8690918
• TVDB ID: 368166

Cast and credited roles

• Alan Tudyk — Harry Vanderspiegel
• Sara Tomko — Asta Twelvetrees
• Corey Reynolds — Sheriff Mike "Big Black" Thompson
• Alice Wetterlund — D'arcy Bloom
• Levi Fiehler — Mayor Ben Hawthorne
• Meredith Garretson — Kate Hawthorne
• Elizabeth Bowen — Deputy Liv Baker
• Judah Prehn — Max Hawthorne

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-01-27; final listed air date 2021-03-31; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2022-01-26; final listed air date 2022-09-28; episode order: 16.
• Season 3: premiered 2024-02-14; final listed air date 2024-04-03; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 2025-06-06; final listed air date 2025-08-08; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Resident Alien 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.