The move gives USA Network a second new scripted series, along with the recently shot legal drama The Rainmaker. The once-thriving original scripted brand returns to the arena with a program influenced by the network's glorious Blue Sky era, which spanned most of the 2000s and early 2010s.
With the move to USA Network, NBCU wants to show Resident Alien to a wider audience, a possibility already hinted at by the successful series on Netflix. The first season spent its first five weeks in the global streamer's Top 10 English-language series.
Season three of Resident Alien averaged 3.3 million viewers (+4% vs. season 2) and 1 million in the 18-49 demo (+36% vs. season 2) across all platforms through 35 days. Like season three, season four will be available on NBCU's streaming service Peacock, with future plans still being worked out.
No word yet on the future of USA Network's only original scripted series, Chucky, which it shares with Syfy. Syfy's roster of scripted series also includes Reginald The Vampire and Canadian co-production SurrealEstate.
Based on the Dark Horse comics, Resident Alien follows a crashed alien named Harry (Alan Tudyk), whose secret mission is to kill all humans.
In season three, Harry vowed to work with General McCallister to rid Earth of the Gray aliens, a task made more difficult when he discovered that the Gray hybrid Joseph had taken a job in town as the new deputy sheriff. In addition, Harry struggled with balancing business and his personal life when he first fell in love.
The series also stars Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund, Levi Fiehler, Elizabeth Bowen, Judah Prehn and Meredith Garretson.
Resident Alien, which has been well received with its first two seasons averaging a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, has been adapted for television by executive producer Chris Sheridan, who has served as showrunner since the series' inception and remains at the helm for the upcoming fourth season.
Dark Horse Entertainment's Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg, Amblin TV's Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank and Nastaran Dibai are also producing.
The series is produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Amblin TV and Dark Horse Entertainment.
