Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as an alien who comes to Earth in hopes of saving the people on his home planet in Showtime’s new series The Man Who Fell to Earth .
SXSW attendees this weekend were treated to the world premiere of Showtime’s new sci-fi series, The Man Who Fell to Earth , starring Chiwetel Ejiofor as an alien who comes to Earth in hopes associated with saving the people on his home planet. The network followed up that premiere by releasing a sneak peek at the particular pilot episode’s first five minutes.
As we reported previously , the new TV series is based on the classic 1963 novel by Walter Tevis, which already spawned an iconic 1973 film adaptation featuring rock star David Bowie as the titular alien. Developed and written by Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, it began as a project for Hulu before moving to CBS All Access (which has since been absorbed into Paramount+). Showtime will air the series in the US, with Paramount+ carrying it internationally. Per the official logline, ” The Man Who Fell in order to Earth will follow a new alien character (Ejiofor) who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future. ”
The TV adaptation introduces some clear deviations from the source material, starting with Ejiofor’s character, an alien named Faraday. Bill Nighy plays Thomas Jerome Newton, the character Bowie played. (He even sports a similar dashing hat. ) Naomie Harris co-stars as Justin Falls, described as “a brilliant scientist and engineer who must conquer her personal demons in the race to be able to save two worlds. ” She has a young son that bonds with Faraday. The cast also includes Westworld ‘s Jimmi Simpson as Spencer Clay; Rob Delaney because Hatch Flood; Sonya Cassidy since Edie Flood; Joana Ribeiro while Lisa Dominguez; Annelle Olaleye like Molly Falls; Josh Herdman seeing that Terry; and Kate Mulgrew when Drew Finch.
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