SYFY’s Resident Alien Trailer Released

Just a few weeks ahead of the show’s premiere on SYFY, the full trailer for Resident Alien has arrived online. The new dramedy series stars Alan Tudyk and based is on the Dark Horse comic of the same name, marking the latest appearance by the fan-favorite actor in a comic book property for television. Tudyk previously appeared on Doom Patrol and The Tick and lent his voice to Harley Quinn and Batman: The Brave and the Bold. For Resident Alien he takes on the title role, attempting to live on Earth in disguise as a human well not of this world but circumstances force him into a scenario that even actual people would find hard to navigate. Premiering on Wednesday, January 27 at 10pm ET/PT, you can watch the Resident Alien trailer below!

The series official description reads as follows: “Resident Alien follows Harry, an alien played by Alan Tudyk (“Rogue One,” “Firefly”) that crash lands on Earth and passes himself off as a small-town human doctor. Arriving with a secret mission to kill all humans, Harry 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 so, 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?’”

From Universal Content Productions (UCP), in association with Amblin TV and Dark Horse Entertainment, the series was adapted to television by executive producer Chris Sheridan (“Family Guy”). Mike Richardson (“Hellboy”) and Keith Goldberg (“The Legend of Tarzan”) of Dark Horse Entertainment (“The Umbrella Academy”), and Justin Falvey (“The Americans”) and Darryl Frank (“The Americans”) of Amblin TV will also executive produce. David Dobkin (“The Judge”) executive produced and directed the pilot.

Tomko, whose credits include Sneaky Pete and playing Tiger Lily on Once Upon a Time, will be playing Astra Twelvetrees, a resident of Patience, Colorado who complicates the alien’s mission.

Reynolds will be playing Sheriff Mike Thompson, who runs Patience with an iron fist, even breaking into people’s houses when he suspects they’re up to something, which is pretty much always. The actor’s credits include The Closer and Murder in the First.

Wetterlund, whose credits include Silicon Valley and People of Earth, plays D’Arcy Bloom. A former Olympic snowboarder turned ski patrol member, D’Arcy uses a mortar launcher to clear avalanches, and occasionally just blow off steam.

Rounding out this round of casting is Fiehler, who plays recent college grad Ben Hawthorne, who ran for mayor to pad his resumé and now finds himself dealing with the fallout from a grisly murder. Fiehler’s credits include The Fosters and Mars.

Resident Alien will premiere on Wednesday, January 27 only on SYFY.