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Resident Alien
“Beam this up.”
Resident Alien (2021) is a sci-fi & fantasy show created by Chris Sheridan. On TV Addict, players averaged 2.2/5, with 49% solving the puzzle and 51% failing it, making it the #27 hardest puzzle of 89 in the archive. 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?”
TV Addict Difficulty: Hard
2.2/5
Avg Score
49%
Solved
51%
Failed
47
Players
#27
Difficulty Rank
The TV Addict Puzzle
Puzzle #90 · September 3, 2026 · answer revealed below
The Setup (Clue 5)
An extraterrestrial assumes the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor after crash-landing
The Character (Clue 4)
He is supposed to destroy humanity but keeps getting distracted by its details
The Conflict (Clue 3)
A local child can see his true alien form, making the deception more complicated
The Twist (Clue 2)
He slowly and reluctantly begins to understand and even appreciate human life
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
Harry Vanderspiegle is an alien slowly developing empathy while hiding in a Colorado mountain town
Resident Alien
Cast
Alan Tudyk as Harry VanderspeigleSara Tomko as Asta TwelvetreesCorey Reynolds as Mike ThompsonAlice Wetterlund as D'Arcy BloomLevi Fiehler as Ben HawthorneElizabeth Bowen as Liv BakerMeredith Garretson as Kate HawthorneJudah Prehn as Max Hawthorne
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Resident Alien hard to guess on TV Addict?
- Resident Alien had an average score of 2.2/5. 49% of players solved it, while 51% failed — a hard puzzle.
- Who created Resident Alien?
- Resident Alien was created by Chris Sheridan.
- Who stars in Resident Alien?
- Resident Alien stars Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund, Levi Fiehler, Elizabeth Bowen, Meredith Garretson, Judah Prehn.
- What genre is Resident Alien?
- Resident Alien is listed under Sci-Fi & Fantasy.
- Where does Resident Alien rank in TV Addict difficulty?
- Resident Alien ranks #27 of 89 TV Addict shows by average score (1 = hardest).