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Alien Nation

Alien Nation

★ 7.0/10•1989•16•Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Action & Adventure•Drama
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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.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 18, 1989

Episodes

Episode 1 - Alien Nation: The TV MovieE160m

Alien Nation: The TV Movie

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.

Sep 18, 1989

Episode 2 - Fountain of YouthE260m

Fountain of Youth

Sikes and Francisco (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) investigate a doctor who is killing Newcomers to benefit human patients.

Sep 25, 1989

Episode 3 - Little Lost LambE360m

Little Lost Lamb

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.

Oct 2, 1989

Episode 4 - Fifteen with WandaE460m

Fifteen 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.

Oct 9, 1989

Episode 5 - The TakeoverE560m

The 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.

Oct 16, 1989

Episode 6 - The First CigarE660m

The First Cigar

George (Eric Pierpoint) accepts a loan from a Newcomer loan officer before discovering she is a drug czar

Oct 23, 1989

Episode 7 - Night of the ScreamsE760m

Night of the Screams

The method of a serial killer stalking Newcomers re-creates one of their most grisly legends.

Oct 30, 1989

Episode 8 - ContactE860m

Contact

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.

Nov 6, 1989

Episode 9 - Three to TangoE960m

Three to Tango

George and Sikes (Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham) search for a Purist radical who has been murdering special Newcomers.

Nov 13, 1989

Episode 10 - The GameE1060m

The 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?

Nov 20, 1989

Episode 11 - Chains of LoveE1160m

Chains of Love

George (Eric Pierpoint) goes under cover as a client at a computer-dating service for Newcomers to locate a female Newcomer killer.

Nov 27, 1989

Episode 12 - The Red RoomE1260m

The 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.

Dec 18, 1989

Episode 13 - The Spirit of '95E1360m

The 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.

Jan 15, 1990

Episode 14 - Generation to GenerationE1460m

Generation 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.

Jan 29, 1990

Episode 15 - Eyewitness NewsE1560m

Eyewitness News

Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) trail a man (Hugh MacGuire) who is obsessed with a Tenctonese porn star (Deborah Goodrich).

Feb 5, 1990

Episode 16 - PartnersE1660m

Partners

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.

Feb 12, 1990

Episode 17 - Real MenE1760m

Real Men

A violent confrontation with a drug suspect (A.D. Muylch) causes George (Eric Pierpoint) to give birth prematurely.

Feb 19, 1990

Episode 18 - Crossing the LineE1860m

Crossing the Line

Sikes (Gary Graham) vows to capture a serial murderer who once eluded him when it appears he has killed again.

Feb 26, 1990

Episode 19 - RebirthE1960m

Rebirth

Sikes (Gary Graham) vows to capture the Newcomer convenience store robber (Brian Thompson) who attacked him and left him near death

Mar 12, 1990

Episode 20 - Gimmee, GimmeeE2060m

Gimmee, Gimmee

George (Eric Pierpoint) searches for the killer of a Newcomer corporate executive (David Selburg) who invented a durable synthetic fabric.

Apr 9, 1990

Episode 21 - The TouchE2160m

The 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.

Apr 30, 1990

Episode 22 - Green EyesE2260m

Green 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.

May 7, 1990

Actors

Gary Graham

Gary Graham

Matthew Sikes

Eric Pierpoint

Eric Pierpoint

George Francisco

Michele Scarabelli

Michele Scarabelli

Susan Francisco

Lauren Woodland

Emily Francisco

Sean Six

Buck Francisco

Terri Treas

Terri Treas

Cathy Frankel

Jeffrey Marcus

Albert Einstein

Ron Fassler

Ron Fassler

Bryon Grazer

Jeff Doucette

Jeff Doucette

Burns

Molly Morgan

Molly Morgan

Jill Molaskey

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs

Sergeant Dobbs

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