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?”
The best episode of "Resident Alien" season 1 is "Pilot", rated 8.1/10 from 3325 user votes. It was directed by David Dobkin and written by N/A. "Pilot" aired on 1/27/2021 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Homesick".
An alien hiding in a small Colorado town meets the locals when they ask him to help solve a murder.
Director: David Dobkin
Writer: N/A
In his first week at the clinic, Harry struggles to diagnose a strange feeling: human emotion.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Chris Sheridan
Harry races to keep his secret safe as Asta is forced to face her own past.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Njeri Brown
Harry travels to the Ute Reservation to help Asta's grandmother, and along the way, learns what it means to belong to a community.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer: Tazbah Chavez
A surprise visitor gives Harry an introduction to marriage, a stressful human institution he needs to familiarize himself with.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer: Sarah Beckett
Harry copes with jealousy when the mayor hires an annoyingly perfect new town doctor.
Director: Jennifer Phang
Writer: Emily Eslami, Jeffrey Nieves
Fearing he's facing failure, Harry enlists an unlikely ally to help find his ship.
Director: Jennifer Phang
Writer: Elias Benavidez
Harry must rely on Asta and D'arcy for survival.
Director: Shannon Kohli
Writer: Christian Taylor
Harry and Asta attend an alien convention.
Director: Shannon Kohli
Writer: Nastaran Dibai
On the verge of completing his mission, Harry faces his own humanity.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Chris Sheridan