According to Deadline, Academy Award-nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor has officially signed on for the leading role in creator Alex Kurtzman’s upcoming series adaptation of The Man Who Fell to Earth, based on music icon David Bowie’s 1976 cult classic film of the same name.
In addition to Kurtzman, Lumet, and Hlavin, The Man Who Fell to Earth series will also be executive produced by Rola Bauer, Tim Halkin, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Heather Kadin, and Aaron Baiers.
Following the streamer’s upcoming rebranding on March 4, The Man Who Fell to Earth series will now debut on Paramount+.
The Man Who Fell to Earth will follow the story of an alien who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.