Alien Nation

When some aliens known as Newcomers set down on Earth and try to integrate themselves into 1990s Los Angeles, racial-like tensions erupt, providing the backdrop for this odd, made-for-television science-fiction thriller. James Caan stars as Detective Matthew Sikes, a human cop who is less than pleased when he is assigned a Newcomer as a partner (Mandy Patinkin) to help investigate a murder.