As excited as we’re to see a brand new authentic collection debut on Netflix, generally one of the best shock is when a long-running present joins the streamer’s library. In January, TV Land’s Youthful made a splash when all seven seasons of the dramedy hit Netflix, and now, we’ve a sense Syfy’s sci-fi comedy Resident Alien is about to do the identical.
Based mostly on the comedian books of the identical identify, Resident Alien follows an alien (Alan Tudyk) despatched to wipe out the human race. His mission goes awry when he crash lands in Colorado and has to imagine the identification of a vacationing physician named Harry Vanderspeigle.
The primary two seasons made their mark after they have been added to Netflix, and with Resident Alien season 3 hitting the streamer this week, count on to see it within the Prime 10.
Tudyk isn’t any stranger to science fiction, having starred within the TV cult basic collection Firefly and its follow-up film, Serenity. Even when you don’t know his face, you’ll actually acknowledge his voice — he’s Clayface in Creature Commandos and Harley Quinn, Ok-2SO in Rogue One, Optimus Prime in Transformers: EarthSpark, and Dr. Kalgary in American Dad. Personally, he’ll at all times be Steve “Pirate” Cowan from Dodgeball to me.
The solid additionally options Sara Tomko as physician’s assistant Asta Twelvetrees, Corey Reynolds as Sheriff Mike Thompson, Elizabeth Bowen as Deputy Liv Baker, Alice Wetterlund as bar proprietor D’Arcy Bloom, and Levi Fiehler as Mayor Ben Hawthorne.
The collection has acquired crucial acclaim, with a mean rating of 97% throughout three seasons on Rotten Tomatoes. In its evaluate of the primary season, The Guardian stated that the present “is aware of what it’s doing and does it with admirable sincerity.”
Better of all, the present isn’t over but. Resident Alien will probably be leaping from Syfy to USA Community for the fourth season, which doesn’t have a launch date. You’ll be capable to watch the brand new episodes on Peacock after they air, however don’t be shocked if they arrive to Netflix ultimately as properly. Within the meantime, you may make amends for all 34 episodes of Resident Alien on Netflix.
