Resident Alien season 3 premieres on SYFY on February 14, and will see Harry team up with General McCallister to protect his new home from the Grey aliens. While Liv has grown increasingly suspicious of extraterrestrial activity, Sheriff Mike remains oblivious to the otherworldly species lurking in Patience. In an unforeseen twist, the Sheriff hires Joseph as his new deputy in the season 2 finale and unknowingly gives the alien-human hybrid a direct line to the inner workings of the town.
Sheriff Mike is portrayed by Corey Reynolds, who has been featured in a wide variety of television series. Reynolds is most well-known for shows such as All American, Murder in the First, and Criminal Minds. Alan Tudyk stars as Harry Vanderspeigle, with Elizabeth Bowen, Corey Reynolds, Sara Tomko, Alice Wetterlund, Meredith Garretson, Levi Fiehler, and Judah Prehn rounding out the ensemble cast.
Where Is Resident Alien Filmed?
Here’s what we know about the filming location of sci-fi series Resident Alien, which takes place in the fictional town of Patience, Colorado.
Screen Rant exclusively interviewed Corey Reynolds about Sheriff Mike’s new dynamic with undercover alien, Joseph, and displaying a new side of the character in Resident Alien season 3.
Corey Reynolds Talks Resident Alien Season 3
Screen Rant: I wanted to start you off with a fun question. If you could play any other character in Resident Alien besides the Sheriff, who would it be?
Corey Reynolds: Harry. It’s an interesting situation because there have been other people who have played Harry now. Alex Borstein. When Harry became her character, she had to play Harry. And very briefly, Sara had to play Harry when he transformed into Asta when we came to look for him and discovered the botulism.
So other people have stepped into the performance of Harry in very brief ways, so it is something that’s possible. But, easily, Harry. I just watched 301 through 304. The entire show, I find myself watching Alan just kind of sitting there and quietly laughing to myself at every little mannerism, every little tick, every little delivery of a word in a unique way that’s unique to this alien trying to pretend to be a human. It’s just great. It’s the best job I ever had.
The Sheriff is unknowingly working with one of the Greys, but Mike is a character you don’t really want to mess with. How would you describe that duo this season?
Corey Reynolds: He makes a bad choice. On paper, the Joseph character looks perfect for what he’s looking for. I think he sees a winner in him, which keeps him going. They’re slowly on a collision course. There are several different facets to the show. It’s almost like each character has their own little world that they’re living in, and Liv and Mike’s world is kind of so separate from Harry and Asta and what they’re doing.
We’re chasing them. Story-wise, we’re two steps behind them the whole way. We started off five steps behind them, and now we’re four steps, then three steps. So eventually, these worlds are going to collide in some way that I think might lead to some interesting discoveries for Mike by the end of this season.
I’m a huge fan of his dynamic with Liv. They have such a comedic partnership. What can fans expect from them in season 3?
Corey Reynolds: You’re gonna see a lot of, hopefully, what you’ve come to enjoy. I think the audience discovered the emotional component to Mike and the aspects of insecurity that he carries that really influences how he engages with people. This whole overdoing everything to compensate for this hole that lives inside of him emotionally. One thing that’s great is that Deputy Live is like
Neo in The Matrix
with him. She just slows bullets and dodges because he can never get her.I was saying in one of the interviews, it’s kind of like the coyote and the roadrunner. She bats it all back and that’s an interesting dynamic for the two of us. We have so much fun together, and we get to improvise a lot. The one thing we do is we fight to see who’s going to get the last line in the scene. If you’re watching the show, and you see us going back and forth at the end of the scene, it literally is both of us trying to have the last line in the scene. So we do that quite often.
Along with what you were just saying, Mike ended up pursuing a bit of a romance last season. Are you excited to be exploring this unseen side of him?
Corey Reynolds: Yeah. I think it exposes another aspect of Mike that might need a little work. He’s pretty set in his ways of what the dynamics of a relationship should be. And as with most things, his insecurities lead him down a path that he probably will regret. It’s been a cool new dynamic to bring to the storytelling with my character, so I’m happy about it.
Sheriff Mike is my favorite character and part of that is because of his dialogue. I’m curious if you have a favorite line of his that you delivered.
Corey Reynolds: Oh my goodness. Wow. Probably, “I hate to interrupt this little stroll down who-gives-a-sh*t lane.” I think that was one of my favorites, which was an ad lib. I think what’s great about what we’re able to do on the show as actors is, once we have a take that is what’s on the page, we have a little freedom to try some new things. Sometimes you find something in that spontaneity that’s created in a moment that if those cameras weren’t there, you wouldn’t be able to ever get it again.
What’s thrilling for us, as the actors, is that it makes it into the show. Everybody does things that might end up on the editing floor, but Chris is really open to the idea of whatever he feels is going to serve the story the best, that’s what’s going to make it in. If that’s something that comes from the writer’s pen, or from the actor’s mind, or from him on the set in a moment, let’s get it. Let’s try it. So that’s nice.
About Resident Alien Season 3
Based on the Dark Horse comics, SYFY’s “Resident Alien” follows a crash-landed alien named Harry (Alan Tudyk) whose secret mission is to kill all humans. In season three, Harry is vowing to work with General McCallister (Linda Hamilton) to rid the Earth of the Grey aliens – a task made more difficult when he discovers that the Grey Hybrid Joseph (Enver Gjokaj) has taken a job in town as the new Deputy.
Joseph isn’t Harry’s only obstacle – Harry struggles to balance business and his personal life when he falls in love for the first time. Meanwhile, Asta (Sara Tomko) and D’arcy (Alice Wetterlund) move in together and struggle to discover their purpose in the world, Sheriff Mike (Corey Reynolds) and Deputy Liv (Elizabeth Bowen) continue their quest to find out who killed the Alien Tracker, and Ben (Levi Fiehler) and Kate (Meredith Garretson) are forced to deal with the subconscious repercussions of their alien abductions.
Check out our other interviews with the Resident Alien season 3 cast:
- Alan Tudyk & Chris Sheridan
- Sara Tomko & Alice Wetterlund
- Meredith Garretson & Levi Fiehler
Resident Alien
A television adaptation of the comic book series, Resident Alien is a sci-fi comedy that stars Alan Tudyk as an alien who crashes on Earth with one mission – destroy humanity to save the planet. When Tudyk’s character takes the identity of a doctor, he arrives at a small town and begins to act the role preparing his plan. As time passes, he develops human emotions against his will – but his plans are further complicated when he meets the son of the mayor – who can see his actual appearance.
- Release Date
- January 27, 2021
- Cast
- Alan Tudyk , Elizabeth Bowen , Judah Prehn , Levi Fiehler , Corey Reynolds , Alice Wetterlund , Sara Tomko
- Seasons
- 3
- Writers
- Chris Sheridan , Biniam Bizuneh , Sarah Beckett , Emily Eslami , Jeffrey Nieves , Tommy Pico
- Network
- SyFy
- Directors
- Robert Duncan McNeill , Kabir Akhtar , Shannon Kohli
- Showrunner
- Chris Sheridan
- Where To Watch
- Peacock
