Alien Nation: Season 1
Season 1 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Alien Nation Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Alien Nation: The TV Movie
Sep 18, 1989 · 60 min
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.
Fountain of Youth
Sep 25, 1989 · 60 min
Sikes and Francisco (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) investigate a doctor who is killing Newcomers to benefit human patients.
Little Lost Lamb
Oct 2, 1989 · 60 min
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.
Fifteen with Wanda
Oct 9, 1989 · 60 min
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 Pierpo
The Takeover
Oct 16, 1989 · 60 min
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
The First Cigar
Oct 23, 1989 · 60 min
George (Eric Pierpoint) accepts a loan from a Newcomer loan officer before discovering she is a drug czar
Night of the Screams
Oct 30, 1989 · 60 min
The method of a serial killer stalking Newcomers re-creates one of their most grisly legends.
Contact
Nov 6, 1989 · 60 min
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.
Three to Tango
Nov 13, 1989 · 60 min
George and Sikes (Eric Pierpoint, Gary Graham) search for a Purist radical who has been murdering special Newcomers.
The Game
Nov 20, 1989 · 60 min
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 re
Chains of Love
Nov 27, 1989 · 60 min
George (Eric Pierpoint) goes under cover as a client at a computer-dating service for Newcomers to locate a female Newcomer killer.
The Red Room
Dec 18, 1989 · 60 min
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.
The Spirit of '95
Jan 15, 1990 · 60 min
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.
Generation to Generation
Jan 29, 1990 · 60 min
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.
Eyewitness News
Feb 5, 1990 · 60 min
Sikes and George (Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint) trail a man (Hugh MacGuire) who is obsessed with a Tenctonese porn star (Deborah Goodrich).
Partners
Feb 12, 1990 · 60 min
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.
Real Men
Feb 19, 1990 · 60 min
A violent confrontation with a drug suspect (A.D. Muylch) causes George (Eric Pierpoint) to give birth prematurely.
Crossing the Line
Feb 26, 1990 · 60 min
Sikes (Gary Graham) vows to capture a serial murderer who once eluded him when it appears he has killed again.
Rebirth
Mar 12, 1990 · 60 min
Sikes (Gary Graham) vows to capture the Newcomer convenience store robber (Brian Thompson) who attacked him and left him near death
Gimmee, Gimmee
Apr 9, 1990 · 60 min
George (Eric Pierpoint) searches for the killer of a Newcomer corporate executive (David Selburg) who invented a durable synthetic fabric.
The Touch
Apr 30, 1990 · 60 min
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)
Green Eyes
May 7, 1990 · 60 min
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 bacter