Alan Tudyk has been cast in the lead role in the upcoming Resident Alien pilot at Syfy.
The pilot is based on the Dark Horse comics series of the same name. Tudyk will play an alien that crash landed in the little town of Patience, Colorado and takes over the body of Doctor Harry Vanderspeigle, one of the town’s most reclusive citizens. The alien is up to no good, but his mission is sidetracked when the doctor is murdered and the alien is forced to take his place.
Tudyk recently starred in the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and was cast in the upcoming DC Universe TV series Doom Patrol in the role of Mr. Nobody. His other feature credits include 28 Days, Dodgeball, Frozen, and Moana. He is also known for his role on the cult series Firefly and the film follow up Serenity.
The Resident Alien comics series was co-created by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse. It was adapted for television by Chris Sheridan, who will also serve as executive producer. Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg of Dark Horse Entertainment will also executive produce, with Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank of Amblin Television also executive producing. Universal Cable Productions (UCP) will produce.
