Alien Nation: The Enemy Within
Encyclopedia
Alien Nation (TV series)
was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season. Alien Nation: The Enemy Within (original airdate: November 12, 1996) is the fourth television movie
produced to continue the story after the premature cancellation of the popular series. In this movie, detective Matthew Sykes and his Tenctonese
partner George Francisco investigate a group of Tenctonese called the Eenos. The sub-plot involves Tenctonese binnaum Albert Einstein and his new bride May attempting to have a child (with George's help) -- a reversal of the Alien Nation
episode Three to Tango.
Alien Nation: The Enemy Within was written by Dianne Frolov & Andrew Schneider, and directed by Kenneth Johnson.
Alien Nation (TV series)
Alien Nation is a science fiction television series, loosely based on the movie of the same name. Gary Graham starred as Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly working with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco , played by Eric Pierpoint...
was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season. Alien Nation: The Enemy Within (original airdate: November 12, 1996) is the fourth television movie
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
produced to continue the story after the premature cancellation of the popular series. In this movie, detective Matthew Sykes and his Tenctonese
Tenctonese
The Tenctonese, also known as Newcomers, are a humanoid species in the Alien Nation, television series and earlier film, as well as the later Alien Nation telefilm series. They are from the planet Tencton, though references to numerous slave colonies throughout the series and telemovies indicate...
partner George Francisco investigate a group of Tenctonese called the Eenos. The sub-plot involves Tenctonese binnaum Albert Einstein and his new bride May attempting to have a child (with George's help) -- a reversal of the Alien Nation
Alien Nation (TV series)
Alien Nation is a science fiction television series, loosely based on the movie of the same name. Gary Graham starred as Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly working with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco , played by Eric Pierpoint...
episode Three to Tango.
Alien Nation: The Enemy Within was written by Dianne Frolov & Andrew Schneider, and directed by Kenneth Johnson.
Main cast
- Detective Matthew Sykes - Gary GrahamGary GrahamGary Graham is an American actor. He is probably best known for his starring role as Detective Matthew Sikes in the television series Alien Nation , which was followed by the TV movies Alien Nation: Dark Horizon , Alien Nation: Body and Soul , Alien Nation: Millennium , Alien Nation: The...
- Detective George Francisco - Eric PierpointEric PierpointEric Pierpoint is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as George Francisco on Fox Network's Alien Nation. He has appeared on all of the Star Trek spin-offs. He played five characters in the four series from 1993 to 2005.He is the son of retired CBS news correspondent Robert...
- Susan Francisco - Michele ScarabelliMichele ScarabelliMichele Scarabelli is a Canadian actress. She is probably best known for her role as Tenctonese Newcomer Susan Francisco on the Fox Network science fiction series Alien Nation and the 5 television movies that followed....
- Emily Francisco - Lauren WoodlandLauren WoodlandLauren Woodland is an American actress.-Career:Woodland has been acting since childhood. In 1989, she appeared in the Fox Network science fiction series Alien Nation as the child newcomer Emily Francisco...
- Buck Francisco - Sean SixSean SixSean Six is an American actor who started acting at the age of 8. His first role was in the theater, in a production of Fiddler on the Roof at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium...
- Dr. Cathy Frankel - Terri TreasTerri TreasTerri Treas is an American actress, writer and director. She has starred in films and on television. Terri is best known for her role as Newcomer Cathy Frankel on the Fox Network short-lived science fiction series Alien Nation and in the five movies produced subsequent to the TV series which...
- Capt. Bryon Grazer - Ron FasslerRon FasslerRon Fassler is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Bryon Grazer, the LAPD captain in the Fox Network cult science fiction TV series Alien Nation. The series was canceled after a short run, but Fox brought it back in 1994 in a series of five TV movies...
- Albert Einstein - Jeff MarcusJeff MarcusJeffrey Marcus is an American actor who stars on television, film and theater. Between 1980-1990, Marcus appeared on and off-Broadway in such plays as, The Survivor and Almost an Eagle starring James Whitmore. Jeff is best known for his television role as Albert Einstein, the Tenctonese janitor...
- Beatrice Zepeda - Jenny GagoJenny GagoJenny Gago is an American actress.- Career :Gago has appeared in movies and television for 25 years, including recurring roles as Captain Santina on MacGyver, Detective Beatrice Zapeda in Alien Nation, Anaya on The Agency and Grandma on Freddie...
Additional Cast
- Queen Mother - Tiny Ron
- May O'Naize - Dana AndersonDana AndersonDana Anderson is a former field hockey player from Canada.Anderson earned 57 caps for the Women's Senior National Team during her career. On national level Anderson, a resident of Etobicoke, Ontario, played for Ontario from age fifteen, and for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues from...
- Rick Shaw - Joe LandoJoe LandoJoseph John Lando is an American actor, most recognizable for playing Byron Sully on the TV series Dr...
- Morris Code - Phil HayesPhil HayesPhillip Lee Hayes is an English cricketer. Hayes is a left-handed batsman who bowls leg break. He was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester and educated at Bury College....
See also
- TenctoneseTenctoneseThe Tenctonese, also known as Newcomers, are a humanoid species in the Alien Nation, television series and earlier film, as well as the later Alien Nation telefilm series. They are from the planet Tencton, though references to numerous slave colonies throughout the series and telemovies indicate...
- Alien Nation (film)Alien Nation (film)Alien Nation is a 1988 American science fiction film directed by Graham Baker and produced by Gale Anne Hurd, Richard Kobritz and Bill Borden. The storyline was based on a screenplay written by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It stars James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, and Kevyn Major Howard...
, 1988 - Alien Nation (TV series)Alien Nation (TV series)Alien Nation is a science fiction television series, loosely based on the movie of the same name. Gary Graham starred as Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly working with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco , played by Eric Pierpoint...
, 1989-1990 - Alien Nation: Dark HorizonAlien Nation: Dark HorizonAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season, ending in 1990 with a cliffhanger series finale. Dark Horizon was written to be the season opener for the second season, but when the series was unexpectedly canceled and looked like it might never return to...
, 1994 - Alien Nation: Body and SoulAlien Nation: Body and SoulAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season. Alien Nation: Body and Soul was the second television movie produced to continue the story after the premature cancellation of the popular series. It follows the television series format of two parallel...
, 1995 - Alien Nation: MillenniumAlien Nation: MillenniumAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season. Alien Nation: Millennium was the third television movie produced to continue the story after the premature cancellation of the popular series...
, 1996 - Alien Nation: The Udara LegacyAlien Nation: The Udara LegacyAlien Nation: The Udara Legacy was the fifth and final television movie produced to continue the story of the prematurely canceled television series Alien Nation. The plot introduces the idea that among the Tenctonese slaves, there was a resistance movement called the Udara who were implanted...
, 1997 - Alien Nation (comics)Alien Nation (comics)Alien Nation comic books were a number of comic books based on the Alien Nation franchise.DC produced a comic book adaptation of the 1988 film....
- Alien Nation (novel series)