About Resident Alien
Resident Alien is a Syfy science fiction comedy-drama based on the Dark Horse comic book series of the same name. The story follows an extraterrestrial who crash-lands on Earth near the small mountain town of Patience, Colorado, while carrying a device meant to wipe out humanity. To hide while he searches for the missing pieces of his ship, the alien kills and assumes the identity of a reclusive local doctor named Harry Vanderspeigle.
When the town's real physician turns up dead, Harry is reluctantly pulled into the role of acting town doctor, forcing him to interact closely with the very humans he was sent to study. As he fumbles through human customs, relationships, and emotions, his original mission grows increasingly complicated. A young boy named Max can see Harry's true alien form, becoming both a threat to his cover and an unlikely thorn in his side.
Over its run the series balances broad comedy with genuine emotional stakes, exploring themes of belonging, identity, and what it means to be human. Harry slowly forms bonds with townspeople such as nurse Asta Twelvetrees and finds himself questioning whether he can still carry out his deadly assignment. The show mixes its central murder mystery and conspiracy plot with warm small-town character drama as Harry becomes more attached to the people of Patience.