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The Alan Tudyk-led dramedy “Resident Alien” is back for its sophomore season, premiering Wednesday, January 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Syfy.
If you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch “Resident Alien” streaming online:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of SyFy and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch “Resident Alien” live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most new shows on-demand within three days (and sometimes longer) of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of SyFy and 40-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” bundle, which comes with a free three-day trial:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch “Resident Alien” live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 50 hours of cloud DVR.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” SyFy is included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch “Resident Alien” live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
If you can’t watch live, DirecTV Stream also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to unlimited hours).
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of SyFy and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which now also includes both ESPN+ and Disney+ as part of their special bundle:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch “Resident Alien” live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV comes with both its extensive on-demand library (which includes most shows after they air) and 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
‘Resident Alien’ Season 2 Preview
“Resident Alien” is a sci-fi dramedy starring Alan Tudyk as the titular alien. He was sent to earth masquerading as a doctor with the mission to wipe out humanity — but one 9-year-old boy, Max (Judah Prehn) can see his true form. When we last saw “alien Dr. Harry” (Tudyk), Liv (Elizabeth Bowen) started to investigate him in the real Dr. Harry’s disappearance (Tudyk also plays the real Dr. Harry).
Asta (Sara Tomko) also put the pieces together that alien Harry killed real Harry and severed their relationship, though when Asta and Max were in trouble with the government, Harry swooped in to save them and he did, plus he spared humanity at Asta’s request before he zoomed off into space. However, on the way to his home planet, he found that he had a stowaway on board in the form of Max.
When the show returns, Harry “is once again stranded on Earth where he must confront the consequences of having failed his people’s mission to destroy the human race,” according to the Syfy press release.
It continues:
On his new quest to protect the people of earth, Harry struggles to hold on to his alien identity as his human emotions grow stronger by the day. In an adventure that takes Harry and Asta all the way to New York City, Asta brings Harry into the arms of someone he can call family. While back in Patience, Sheriff Mike (Corey Reynolds) and Deputy Liv find themselves closer to unraveling the mystery of Sam Hodges’s murder.
The season two premiere episode is titled “Old Friends” and its description reads, “Harry the alien is back on Earth and doesn’t remember who he is, and only Asta can keep him safe.”
Then on Wednesday, February 2 comes episode two, titled “The Wire.” Its description reads, “Harry has a plan to save Asta and himself but he must first attend the Sheriff’s poker game.”
In an interview with CBR, creator Chris Sheridan said that Harry’s journey in the first part of season two is “about learning empathy.”
“Going from the first season, where he learned he even had emotions — like when his heart was beating fast meant fear — to the next level of it, which is when we’re children, we start feeling things, and then we start feeling things in other people and learn empathy. It’s Harry’s journey towards empathy and maybe starting the process that maybe he can care about people outside of Asta,” said Sheridan.
He continued, “Just the nature of coming back to earth with Max proves it to him — and he doesn’t want to hear it from himself. If he didn’t care about Max, he could’ve just sent him out into space and just gone on to his planet. The fact that he came back to bring Max home has to tell him that he’s starting to feel human and care about this kid. Now it’s not just Asta, it’s Max too. But he’s also at this fun place where he doesn’t want to admit that so he’s going to deny it. He’s not going to admit he has any care for Max but we’re watching it happen. All these fun things will happen in season two where Harry’s acting this part of being an alien not giving a s***.”
“Resident Alien” airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times on Syfy.