Alien Nation: Body and Soul

Alien Nation: Body and Soul was the second television movie produced to continue the story after the cancellation of the Alien Nation television series. The film premiered on Fox on October 10, 1995. In this series, human Los Angeles Police Department Detective Matthew Sykes and his alien partner George Francisco investigate crimes related to the Tenctonese, a race of aliens that have become stranded on Earth.
Alien Nation: Body and Soul was written by Andrew Schneider, Diane Frolov, Renee & Harry Longstreet, and was directed by Kenneth Johnson. In the film, Detective Matthew Sikes and his partner must investigate a scientist who is crossbreeding humans and Tenctonese.

Plot

It follows the television series format of two parallel storylines. The first plot is about a seemingly human-Tenctonese hybrid child involved in a sinister experiment with a Newcomer scientist disguised as a human. The subplot is the budding relationship between Matt Sikes and his Tenctonese neighbor, Dr. Cathy Frankel. The relationship between Matt and Cathy was an ongoing theme of the Alien Nation television series.

Reception

The film's makeup artists were nominated for a Primetime Emmy for "Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special." The nominees were Rick Stratton, Richard Snell, David Abbott, Craig Reardon, Steve LaPorte, Janna Phillips, Kenny Myers, and Jill Rockow.