Across its three seasons thus far, Resident Alien has delivered the laughs while also raising the stakes with each passing episode, and now season 4 is coming soon. Debuting in 2021 and based on the eponymous comics by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse, Resident Alien follows an alien (Alan Tudyk) who is sent to destroy Earth. However, upon assuming the identity of a physician, he begins to grapple with the moral dilemma of wiping out a species he grows to care for.

Scoring high marks from critics since the debut season, Resident Alien is largely carried by the stellar performance of Allan Tudyk who excels at the sort of character work required by such an odd premise. Likewise, the humorous writing of the series is both raunchy and clever, and Harry's decision to change his mind about destroying Earth is earned instead of assumed. With the show so able to change its basic premise on a dime,...