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Resident Alien

2021–2025·USA Network·60 min·7.8/10
DramaComedyScience-Fiction

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?"

Status
Ended
Language
English
Premiered
January 27, 2021
Ended
August 8, 2025

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