Alan Tudyk’s involvement withResident Alienhas grown over time.
Between 2015 and 2017,Tudyk led a crowdfunded webseries calledCon Man, which ran for two seasons.
Tudyk was heavily involved with the show.
As well as serving as an executive producer throughout, he also directed every episode ofCon Manseason 1.
Con Manis based loosely on Tudyk’s experiences and also stars fellowFireflyactor Nathan Fillion.
Furthermore,he had never received a directing credit for anything beforeCon Maneither.
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That being said, there could be a more financially-led reason for the decision.
Another explanation could relate to the beginning ofResident Alienseason 4.
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.
