Alan Tudyk‘s SYFY series “Resident Alien” has officially been renewed by the network! The series follows Tudyk’s character, an alien who has taken over the life of a local doctor of a small Colorado town, Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle. The series has turned out to be a massive success for the network, “Resident Alien” is SYFY’s highest-rated new drama in more than six years.
The pilot episode was watched by over 9 million viewers across multiple platforms. With episode 2 seeing an increase of 581,000 viewers, which was the largest increase in viewers for a cable drama launch since 2014. The series is based on the Dark Horse comic of the same name by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse.
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“With Resident Alien, everything just came together in perfect harmony — a script by Chris Sheridan that leapt off the page, a lead performance by Alan Tudyk, whose nuance between comedy and menace was pitch perfect, and a team of producers, cast and crew who were all striving to do something great,” said Lisa Katz, SYFY’s president of scripted content. “The appeal of this show transcended the sci-fi genre in a way that enabled us to bring in a broader audience, and as the series continues we hope to encourage more and more fans to discover Harry’s very particular perspective on humans.”
Alongside Alan Tudyk is the fantastic supporting cast, Sara Tomko (Asta Twelvetrees), Alice Wetterlund (D’Arcy Bloom), Elizabeth Bowen (Deputy Liv Baker), Meredith Garretson (Kate Hawthorne), Judah Prehn (Max Hawthorne), Gary Farmer (Dan Twelvetrees), Kaylayla Raine (Jay), Alex Barima (David Logan), Mandell Maughan (Lisa Casper), Elvy Yost (Isabelle), Jenna Lamia (Judy), and Ben Cotton (Jimmy). Terminator vet Linda Hamilton rounds out the cast as General McCallister, a military leader trying to get her hands on the alien for scientific study.
There are now only two episodes left of season one of “Resident Alien“, the series aires a new episode every Wednesday. But you can check to the episodes on SYFY On Demand. Be sure to follow ScaryNerd for more of all things horror, sci-fi and more.
