The Man Who Fell to Earth
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR TO STAR IN PARAMOUNT+ ORIGINAL SERIES “THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH”
Feb. 5, 2021 – Paramount+, the highly anticipated streaming service from ViacomCBS, today announced Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave,” “The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind”) will star in the Paramount+ Original Series THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, based on the Walter Tevis novel of the same name and the iconic film starring David Bowie. THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH will follow a new alien character who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.
Chiwetel Ejiofor to Star in Man Who Fell to Earth Series at Paramount+
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The show is based on Queen s Gambit author Walter Tevis novel and a subsequent 1976 movie that starred David Bowie.
Chiwetel Ejiofor has landed at Paramount+ to star in the streamer s series
The Man Who Fell to Earth.
The
12 Years a Slave Oscar nominee will play the title role in the series, an alien who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution. He has to confront his own past in order to determine humanity s future. Chiwetel Ejiofor s stage and film career are staggering in their bravery, commitment and quality, said showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet (
Chiwetel Ejiofor Cast In The Man Who Fell To Earth Series On Paramount+
Doctor Strange and
The Old Guard, has been cast in the title role for Paramount+ s upcoming remake of
The Man Who Fell to Earth. The original film, which starred David Bowie, was based on the science fiction novel of the same title by Walter Tevis. It centers on a humanoid alien who crash lands on Earth while trying to find a water source for his planet, which is suffering from a serious drought. Humanity s foibles soon take center stage, though, as the alien is harassed, abused, and detained by opportunistic humans.