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Crash-landed alien Harry takes on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor. Arriving with a secret mission, he starts off living a simple life…but things get a bit rocky when he’s roped into solving a local murder and realizes he needs to assimilate into his new world. As he does, he begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his mission and asking the big life questions like: “Are human beings worth saving?” and “Why do they fold their pizza before eating it?”
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Checked Sep 4, 2026
Resident Alien is available to stream on Netflix, Peacock, and Peacock Premium in United States. You can also buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Crash-landed alien Harry takes on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor. Arriving with a secret mission, he starts off living a simple life…but things get a bit rocky when he’s roped into solving a local murder and realizes he needs to assimilate into his new world. As he does, he begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his mission and asking the big life questions like: “Are human beings worth saving?” and “Why do they fold their pizza before eating it?”
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Episode 1
Stranded in the town of Patience, Colorado, an alien inhabits the body of Dr. Harry Venderspeigle — but one resident can see past his façade.
Directed by David DobkinWritten by Chris SheridanGuest stars Meredith Garretson, Anthony David Moyer, Patrick Keating, Jason Maybaum, Ben Cotton, Deborah Finkel, Jan Bos, Kaylayla Raine
Episode 2
In his first week at the clinic, Harry struggles to diagnose a strange feeling: human emotion.
Directed by Robert Duncan McNeillWritten by Chris SheridanGuest stars Meredith Garretson, Camille Marty, Emma Oliver, Janet Glassford, Tim Zhang, Lani Gelera, Doug Chapman, Roman Legend Jimmie
Episode 3
Harry races to keep his secret safe as Asta is forced to face her own past.
Directed by Robert Duncan McNeillWritten by Njeri BrownGuest stars Meredith Garretson, Brylee Smith, Rick McLean, Kalvin Olafson, Cameron Michael Hallman, Garth Hodgson, Brent Stait, Maddy Kelly
Episode 4
Harry travels to the Ute Reservation to help Asta's grandmother, and along the way, learns what it means to belong to a community.
Directed by Jay ChandrasekharWritten by Tazbah ChavezGuest stars Meredith Garretson, Eugene Brave Rock, Edna Manitowabi, Kaiel Barreiro, Herbert Duncanson, Elijiah Noskey-Auger, Ries Fowler, Carly Buhler
Episode 5
A surprise visitor gives Harry an introduction to marriage, a stressful human institution he needs to familiarize himself with.
Directed by Jay ChandrasekharWritten by Sarah BeckettGuest stars Meredith Garretson, Lisa Penz, Michael Meneer, Elvy, Nisreen Slim, Ben Cotton, Keith Arbuthnot, Deborah Finkel
Episode 6
Harry copes with jealousy when the mayor hires an annoyingly perfect new town doctor.
Directed by Jennifer PhangWritten by Jeffrey Nieves, Emily EslamiGuest stars Meredith Garretson, Michael Adamthwaite, Jill Nixon, Alix West Lefler, Sophia Bucior, Julian Nelson, Elvy, Michael Cassidy
Episode 7
After he makes a mess of his human life, a depressed Harry gets drunk. Liv quits the force when Mike fails to credit her for solving a crime.
Directed by Jennifer PhangWritten by Elias BenavidezGuest stars Meredith Garretson, Jennifer Rose Garcia, Elvy, Michael Cassidy, Rocky Anderson, Ben Cotton, Alex Barima, Keith Arbuthnot
Episode 8
Asta saves a badly injured Harry after they fall into a glacial crevasse — and in the process learns a shocking secret.
Directed by Shannon KohliWritten by Christian TaylorGuest stars Meredith Garretson, Chris Bradford, Don Wright, Kate Mitchell, Kheon Clarke, Rodrigo Massa, Alex Barima, Keith Arbuthnot
Episode 9
To repair his planet-killing device, Harry visits an alien convention to harvest implants from UFO abductees. Mike asks Liv to rejoin the department.
Directed by Shannon KohliWritten by Nastaran DibaiGuest stars Meredith Garretson, Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, Michael McIntyre, Kemi Mathers, Sandra Medeiros, Tiffani Timms, Richard Yee, Ryan Egan
Episode 10
Brokenhearted when Asta ends their friendship after discovering the real Harry’s fate, the alien decides to fulfill his original mission.
Directed by Robert Duncan McNeillWritten by Chris SheridanGuest stars Meredith Garretson, Michael Cassidy, Gerardo Barcala, Christine Tsiliverdis, Glenda Klassen, Nisreen Slim, Ben Cotton, Alex Barima
Episode information updated Sep 15, 2026
Alan TudykHarry Vanderspeigle
Sara TomkoAsta Twelvetrees
Corey ReynoldsMike Thompson
Alice WetterlundD'Arcy Bloom
Levi FiehlerBen Hawthorne
Elizabeth BowenLiv Baker
Meredith GarretsonKate Hawthorne
Judah PrehnMax Hawthorne
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