Synopsis: In the future, a race of humanoids from outer space takes refuge on earth as immigrants - one of the aliens joins the L.A. police and helps a detective in find the alien who murdered his partner. watch
Sci Fi Channel, which on July 6 will relaunch as SyFy, is developing a new take on the 1988 movie Alien Nation. Tim Minear (Angel, Firefly) will pen the series.
Previously adapted in 1989 as a short-lived Fox series (succeeded by five TV-movies), Alien Nation follows a human cop and his alien detective partner, against the backdrop of Earth's begrudging assimilation of ETs banished from their home world, where they served as slaves. The original film starred James Caan and Mandy Patinkin (sporting a prosthetic scalp).
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"It's genre mixed with procedural mixed with funny mixed with big, giant scary," Minear told ...read more
ALIEN NATIONFree | Video Detective
Length: 01:27
Posted: 3/17/2008
Interesting and often comical allegory to race relations in America with stranded aliens trying to adapt to our lifestyle. Plot involves a human/alien team of Los Angeles cops in search of drug dealers. watch
