The trailer for the Showtime TV series The Man Who Fell To Earth with Chiwetel Ejiofor, has just been released online. The series, released to the network later this year, is based on the novel written by Walter Tevis. The work was previously, and most famously adapted into a film in the 1970s with David Bowie leading the cast.
Naomie Harris, Jimmi Simpson, Rob Delaney, and Sonya Cassidy also star in this new work, which comes to the screen from Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet. In the series, the future of the planet is in the hands of an alien who arrives on Earth at a pivotal moment in history.
According to the official synopsis, The Man Who Fell 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.
Looks great. The show is due to air in the spring. Here’s the teaser.
