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Alien Nation(TV show/series, 1989-1990)

47min per episode | Genres: Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 22 episodes

Alien NationRating: 3.5/5 (with 59 votes)
Alien Nation is a science fiction police procedural television series in the Alien Nation franchise. Adapted from the 1988 Alien Nation movie, 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. TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon". ()
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About Alien Nation

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.

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Alien Nation Seasons and Episodes

09/18/1989Season 1 - 22 episodes
#1 | 09/18/1989Alien Nation: The TV Movie
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
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.
#2 | 09/25/1989Fountain of Youth
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Sikes and Francisco (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) investigate a doctor who is killing Newcomers to benefit human patients.
#3 | 10/02/1989Little Lost Lamb
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
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.
#4 | 10/09/1989Fifteen with Wanda
Sikes' (Gary Graham) daughter (Cheryl Pollak) visits, accompanied by her radical boyfriend (Wayne Pere), and Buck Francisco (Sean Six) faces expulsion from school. With Eric Pierpoint.
#5 | 10/16/1989The Takeover
During heavy rioting, the precinct is near deserted & Sikes & Francisco must stop criminals who attempt to take the precinct over and raiding the evidence lockers for drugs, money and weaponry.
#6 | 10/23/1989The First Cigar
George (Eric Pierpoint) accepts a loan from a Newcomer loan officer before discovering she is a drug czar
#7 | 10/30/1989Night of the Screams
The method of a serial killer stalking Newcomers re-creates one of their most grisly legends.
#8 | 11/06/1989Contact
While investigating a famous doctor's murder, Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) discover he was attempting to contact a probe seeking the Newcomer slave ship.
#9 | 11/13/1989Three to Tango
George and Sikes (Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham) search for a Purist radical who has been murdering special Newcomers.
#10 | 11/20/1989The Game
George is confronted with his past as a slave on the spaceship, when it appears that an old Russian Roulette style game he was once forced to play has returned. Will George take revenge for his brother, who died being hit by a bolt of salt water while playing the game on the ship?
#11 | 11/27/1989Chains of Love
George (Eric Pierpoint) goes under cover as a client at a computer-dating service for Newcomers to locate a female Newcomer killer.
#12 | 12/18/1989The Red Room
Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) become involved in a federal search for a Newcomer who was programmed to kill while in the quarantine camps.
#13 | 01/15/1990The Spirit of '95
George and Sikes (Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham) discover a Purist plot to sabotage an election while investigating the bombing of a Newcomer voter campaign office.
#14 | 01/29/1990Generation to Generation
Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) follow the trail of a mysterious Tenctonese box which is deadly for those who fail to comprehend its powers.
#15 | 02/05/1990Eyewitness News
Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) trail a man (Hugh MacGuire) who is obsessed with a Tenctonese porn star (Deborah Goodrich).
#16 | 02/12/1990Partners
Sikes (Gary Graham) attempts to prove George (Eric Pierpoint) innocent in a drug case as Susan (Michele Scarabelli) prepares to transfer the pod to her husband.
#17 | 02/19/1990Real Men
A violent confrontation with a drug suspect (A.D. Muylch) causes George (Eric Pierpoint) to give birth prematurely.
#18 | 02/26/1990Crossing the Line
Sikes (Gary Graham) vows to capture a serial murderer who once eluded him when it appears he has killed again.
#19 | 03/12/1990Rebirth
Sikes (Gary Graham) vows to capture the Newcomer convenience store robber (Brian Thompson) who attacked him and left him near death
#20 | 04/09/1990Gimmee, Gimmee
George (Eric Pierpoint) searches for the killer of a Newcomer corporate executive (David Selburg) who invented a durable synthetic fabric.
#21 | 04/30/1990The Touch
Sikes and George (Gray Graham, Eric Pierpoint) uncover an overseer rejuvenation plot when they investigate the dramatic behavior change of a boy (Mitchell Allen, Jonathan Brandis) Cathy (Terri Treas) knew on the slaveship.
#22 | 05/07/1990Green Eyes
While investigating a series of mysterious Newcomer deaths, Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) discover a plan to eliminate the Newcomer population with a lethal bacteria.
02/15/1992Specials - 7 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "Alien Nation" (movie, 1988)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 10 languages: Bosnian (BS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/18/1989
Last episode released on: 05/07/1990
Executive Producer: Kenneth Johnson
Composer: Joe Harnell
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Spacecop L.A."
"Alien nación"

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