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Resident Alien

Resident Alien (2021)

TV-14 7.6/10 IMDb

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?”

Creator: Chris Sheridan

Cast: Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund, Levi Fiehler

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent (referenced)Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Car accidents / crashes Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Kidnapping / abduction

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Needles / medical procedures

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Torture
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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

7 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 8 warnings
Avg severity:(2.4)
Death of a parentSuicide (discussed or ideation)Kidnapping / abductionBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violence
Season 2 8 warnings
Avg severity:(2.8)
Suicide (discussed or ideation)Kidnapping / abductionBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture
Season 3 8 warnings
Avg severity:(3.1)
Grief / bereavement (major focus)Kidnapping / abductionBody horrorNeedles / medical proceduresDrug use (depicted)Gore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture

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