The future of Resident Alien is up in the air. The Syfy sci-fi series wrapped its third season early last month, and it has not yet been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season. If the series does return, it is not likely to be on Syfy.
Starring Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund, Levi Fiehler, Judah Prehn, and Elizabeth Bowen, the series follows what happens when an alien (Tudyk) on a mission to kill all humans assimilates with the residents of his small town, complicating his task.
Deadline revealed the following about the future of the Syfy series:
I hear there are talks about Resident Alien moving from Syfy to NBCU cable sibling USA Network, which currently doesn’t have scripted originals besides Chucky, which it shares with Syfy. According to sources, a return to Syfy appears unlikely, so USA is Resident Alien‘s only feasible destination within NBCU, whose UCP division produces the adaptation of the comic book by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse.
But a potential Season 4 pickup by USA would come with a major budget reduction, as much as $500,000 an episode, which will be challenging, I hear.
Chucky is simulcast on Syfy and USA Network and draws far better numbers on the latter channel.
If a deal can’t be made to keep the show as part of Universal Studio Group, Resident Alien will be offered to Netflix. The streamer currently has the rights to release the first two seasons. It’s unknown if the company would be interested in paying to produce new episodes. The show’s international rights are complex, so that could be a deterrent.
What do you think? Are you a fan of Resident Alien? Do you want to see a fourth season of the sci-fi series?
I love this show and Alan Tudyk! Keep this show on!
I’ve been wondering what is going on with this show??? all this ON -OFF makes one lose interest. i must admit it was better in the beginning.
so. PLEASE either keep it on or off for good!!!
Please bring us season 4! “This is some bull@#$&!”
Please do not cancel-this show is so funny and shows how stupid some humans are on a daily basis.
Love this show!! Hope that its not canceled.
Why does Syfy keep doing this? I’m sick of them having great shows & pulling the rug out. (Wynonna Earp anyone?) Man up, Syfy, & adequately support your shows & their fans!
get hooked on this show and it is dragged into the darkness of the netflx show. Almost like Futurama, looked the show but didn’t continue the new series after stopping it for 6 months and wonder why people stopped watching it.
Love this show! Quit cancelling all the quirky, funny, original shows!!
I love Resident Alien, it’s so funny and original. Why do the clever, witty and brilliant shows get axed? While rubbish shows keep going? Do the people in charge have any idea what they are doing? Maybe Netflix should buy it and keep it going, they seem to be producing great tv shows, better than network tv in USA and U.K.
I completely agree with all the clever, witty, “different” shows getting axed, while keeping the same old, same old around for years. I do not have Netflix, so would hate to see it go there, but truly hope it gets to live on longer somewhere!