Naomie Harris to Star in Showtime’s ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ Adaptation
Naomie Harris to Star in Showtime’s ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ Adaptation https://t.co/FKBKCkT4cR
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 23, 2021
Oscar nominee Naomie Harris has signed on to star in Showtime's sci-fi limited series The Man Who Fell to Earth.
Harris (Moonlight, Skyfall) joins Chiwetel Ejiofor. She will play "a brilliant scientist and engineer who must conquer her own demons in the race to save two worlds."
Ejiofor plays an alien who travels to Earth in hopes to save his world and Earth. However, he has his troubles and past to recon with.
The series is based on a novel by Walter Tevis and there was a previous film in 1976 that starred David Bowie.
Production will take place in London and is set to start this spring. It is scheduled to air on Showtime in 2022.
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