#Resident Alien: Season Four? Sci-Fi Series Unlikely to Return to Syfy

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The future of Resident Alien is up in the air. The Syfy sci-fi series wrapped its third season early last month, and it has not yet been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season. If the series does return, it is not likely to be on Syfy.

Starring Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund, Levi Fiehler, Judah Prehn, and Elizabeth Bowen, the series follows what happens when an alien (Tudyk) on a mission to kill all humans assimilates with the residents of his small town, complicating his task.

Deadline revealed the following about the future of the Syfy series:

I hear there are talks about Resident Alien moving from Syfy to NBCU cable sibling USA Network, which currently doesn’t have scripted originals besides Chucky, which it shares with Syfy. According to sources, a return to Syfy appears unlikely, so USA is Resident Alien‘s only feasible destination within NBCU, whose UCP division produces the adaptation of the comic book by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse.

But a potential Season 4 pickup by USA would come with a major budget reduction, as much as $500,000 an episode, which will be challenging, I hear.

Chucky is simulcast on Syfy and USA Network and draws far better numbers on the latter channel.

If a deal can’t be made to keep the show as part of Universal Studio Group, Resident Alien will be offered to Netflix. The streamer currently has the rights to release the first two seasons. It’s unknown if the company would be interested in paying to produce new episodes. The show’s international rights are complex, so that could be a deterrent.

What do you think? Are you a fan of Resident Alien? Do you want to see a fourth season of the sci-fi series?