Series synopsis
Alien Nation is an American sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure drama television series that premiered on FOX on September 18, 1989. It ended on May 7, 1990. It was created by Kenneth Johnson, Rockne S. O'Bannon. It stars Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli and Lauren Woodland.
Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly works with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco. Sikes also has an 'on again off again' flirtation with a female Newcomer, Cathy Frankel.
Premise
Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly works with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco. Sikes also has an 'on again off again' flirtation with a female Newcomer, Cathy Frankel.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Gary Graham as Matthew Sikes
- Eric Pierpoint as George Francisco
- Michele Scarabelli as Susan Francisco
- Lauren Woodland as Emily Francisco
- Sean Six as Buck Francisco
- Terri Treas as Cathy Frankel
- Jeffrey Marcus as Albert Einstein
- Ron Fassler as Bryon Grazer
Supporting cast
- Jeff Doucette as Burns
- Molly Morgan as Jill Molaskey
- Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as Sergeant Dobbs
Guest cast
- James Greene
- Jenny Gago as Det. Beatrice Zapeda
- Jeff Austin
- William Frankfather
- Evan C. Kim
- Loyda Ramos
- Tim Russ
- Peggy Doyle as Lucille
- Will Bledsoe as Dorian Gray
- Jennifer Banko as Nina
- Wendy Foxworth as Beth Meadows (as Wendy Kaplan)
- Liz Torres as Dr. Tamayo
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 29 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 7 | June 2, 1988 | September 2, 2000 |
| Season 1 | 22 | September 18, 1989 | May 7, 1990 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alien Nation (Theatrical Movie) A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilisation. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine but are victims of a new type of discrimination. When the first Newcomer police officer, Sam Francisco is assigned his new partner, he is given Matthew Sykes , a mildly racist veteran, the animosity between them soon gives way to respect as they investigate the Newcomer underworld, and especially Newcomer leader William Harcourt. |
June 2, 1988 |
| 2 |
Dark Horizon Picking up where the "season finale" left off, Emily and Susan are on life support after being contaminated with a virus, which is found to be from a Purist group. The Purists have created a mass of it to spray over LA to kill all Newcomers. At the same time, an elite Overseer arrives to organize the return of the Tenctonese to slavery, and decides to take the human population as well. |
October 25, 1994 |
| 3 |
Body and Soul Sikes and Francisco are called in to a case when a mysterious young girl, who looks part Newcomer, part human, appears. Her huge, brutish counterpart tries to free her from the precinct, and their bizarre relationship turns out to be the result of a slaveship medical experiment. Meanwhile, Cathy and Matt are going to sex school, in preparation of becoming intimate, while Buck distresses his parents by his anti-human opinions. |
October 10, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alien Nation: The TV Movie When the Francisco family move into a rich suburban part of L.A., they get to experice hate and racism spread by the radical Purists. |
September 18, 1989 |
| 2 |
Fountain of Youth Sikes and Francisco (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) investigate a doctor who is killing Newcomers to benefit human patients. |
September 25, 1989 |
| 3 |
Little Lost Lamb Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) uncover a prostitution ring after a Newcomer prostitute, on the run from her pimp, is murdered in Sikes' apartment. |
October 2, 1989 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 18, 1989 |
| Last aired | May 7, 1990 |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday |