Netflix's 'terrific' comedy axed after four series as fans left 'heartbroken'

Netflix users have been left heartbroken after one of its hit comedies was cancelled after four series. American sitcom Resident Alien - which is available for UK viewers on Netflix - will be coming to an end after its four series.

The Syfy comedy stars Alan Tudyk as Harry Vanderspeigle - an alien who crash lands in Patience, Colorado and assumes the identity of a human doctor that he killed. Despite being sent to Earth to destroy the human race, he begins to question the reasoning behind his mission as he grows attached to those around him.

The show's creator Chris Sheridan announced today: "I knew going into it that this was likely going to be our final season.

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"Creatively, that was exciting because I knew we could spend the time wrapping up some storylines and driving toward an ending."

He added to TV Line: "I’m so proud of how good Season 4 is and especially proud that we were able to finish as strongly as we did, with a finale that is probably my favourite episode of the series."

Fans of the show quickly took to X to vent their frustration at the news. One wrote: "Resident Alien was one of the funniest shows and this season the show has gotten even better. So bummed more people didn't give it a look. Alan Tudyk is a delight and the rest of the cast were great. #ResidentAlien."

While a second wrote: "With the TV market increasingly saturated with cheap reality shows, procedurals, and sequel shows, it is so hard to find a truly unique but terrific show. That's why I'm very sad to see Resident

"Alien is canceled. Alan Tudyk is amazing in it and it is wildly amusing."

A third complained: "Awww man. I haven't finished season 3 yet but I love this show."

While a fourth said: "It's worth pointing out that #ResidentAlien not only had yet another great episode with drama, comedy and plenty of great character moments, but they did it with just a few minutes of VFX. Clearly, it's cost-effective to give them another season."

"NOOO THIS IS SOME B******T. I love this show sm i rlly hope the rest of s4 brings it to a satisfying ending," another wrote. "gonna miss my fav alien," they added, alongside a broken-heart emoji.

Others were hopeful that the show may find another life on a different network or streamer. "Streaming might finance a final season if needed," one fan said.

Another added: "Hope they shop it around to streamers, the show is fantastic."

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