'Resident Alien' cancelled? Makers share heartbreaking season 5 update and fans are in shock

'Resident Alien', Alan Tudyk's sci-fi comedy show,has been canceled by Syfy/USA Network after four seasons, multiple US media outlets reported. Three episodes of the show’s fourth season are still set to air.

After four phenomenal seasons and endless accolades, the smartest sci-fi dramedy you should have been watching from the get-go will be ending its run at the end of this current season on USA Network. Just when Harry went and grew a soul, they have broken ours.

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'Resident Alien' cancelled

Fans of 'Resident Alien' were left heartbroken as there will be no last-minute reprieve for the show this time. The sci-fi comedy-drama starring Alan Tudyk will be ending its run with the current fourth season.The upcoming Season 4 finale on August 8 will serve as a series finale.

“I knew going into it that this was likely going to be our final season,” creator and showrunner Chris Sheridan told TV Insider in an interview. “Creatively, that was exciting because I knew we could spend the time wrapping up some storylines and driving toward an ending. I’m so proud of how good Season 4 is and especially proud that we were able to finish as strongly as we did, with a finale that is probably my favorite episode of the series.”

Sheridan also promised that the Season 4 finale gives the series “a very satisfying ending while also leaving the door cracked open for any future this world may have. I can’t wait for everyone to see it.”

'Resident Alien' is based on the comic book of the same title by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse. The series first bowed back January 2021 on Syfy with Tudyk in the title role of a misanthropic E.T. who took over the body of Patience, Colorado, doctor Harry Vanderspiegle after landing on Earth.

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Resident Alien came close to cancellation after Season 3. It ultimately clinched a renewal with a budget reduction and a move from its original home, Syfy, to sister NBCUniversal cable network USA. The 'Resident Alien' premiered on its second network in June with the start of Season 4. The series’ fate has already been decided, but USA will air the final three episodes on their originally slated dates in the coming weeks.

The show also received a boost in awareness from previous seasons' exposure on Netflix. The fresh episodes of Resident Alien have been a modest ratings performer amid declining overall cable viewership and haven’t gotten much traction on NBCU streamer Peacock, according to Deadline.

Where can you watch 'Resident Alien'?

“Resident Alien” airs Fridays on USA, with new episodes available to stream on Peacock a week later. The series finale is slated for Aug. 8.

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Resident Alien returns for its fourth season with even higher stakes. The story picks up with Harry, a crash-landed alien living undercover on Earth, imprisoned alongside his baby, Bridget, on the Grey Moonbase. Meanwhile, back on Earth, a shape-shifting alien known as a Mantid has taken over Harry’s body and is impersonating him as Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle.

After a daring escape from the Greys, Harry returns to Earth determined to confront the Mantid imposter. But he quickly realizes he may be outmatched for the battle ahead. Meanwhile, Asta and D’arcy are hiding a dangerous secret from Ben and Kate—who are growing increasingly suspicious as they search for the truth behind the strange events affecting their lives. In Patience, Sheriff Mike and Deputy Liv investigate a string of bizarre deaths that are starting to look less and less human in origin.