According to chairman-CEO of Showtime Networks and chief creative officer of CBS, David Nevins, they think The Man Who Fell to Earth will match more with the Showtime audience due to its “more purely adult’ appeal.”
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.
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.
After over a month since Chiwetel Ejiofor was cast to lead the project, Variety brings word that ViacomCBS has officially decided to move their upcoming series adaptation of The Man Who Fell to Earth from Paramount+ to Showtime.