Alien Nation (TV series)
Science fiction police procedural TV series (1989–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alien Nation is a science fiction police procedural television series in the Alien Nation franchise. Adapted from the 1988 Alien Nation film, it stars Gary Graham as Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly working with "Newcomer" alien Sam "George" Francisco, played by Eric Pierpoint. Sikes also has an on again-off again flirtation with a female Newcomer, Cathy Frankel, played by Terri Treas. Following a single 22-episode season aired from September 18, 1989 to May 7, 1990, the series was cancelled, with the cast then reprising their roles in a new film series over the following decade: Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (1994), Alien Nation: Body and Soul (1995), Alien Nation: Millennium (1996), Alien Nation: The Enemy Within (1996), and Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997).
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| Alien Nation | |
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| Genre | Science fiction Detective drama |
| Based on | Characters created by Rockne S. O'Bannon |
| Developed by | Kenneth Johnson |
| Starring | Gary Graham Eric Pierpoint Michele Scarabelli Lauren Woodland Sean Six Terri Treas |
| Narrated by | Charles Howerton |
| Composers | Joe Harnell Steve Dorff Larry Herbstritt |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kenneth Johnson |
| Producers | Tom Chehak Art Seidel |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Kenneth Johnson Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | September 18, 1989 (1989-09-18) – May 7, 1990 (1990-05-07) |
| Related | |
| Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (1994) Alien Nation: Body and Soul (1995) Alien Nation: Millennium (1996) Alien Nation: The Enemy Within (1996) Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997) | |
TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".[1]