Showtime’s new series The Man Who Fell to Earth, created by Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, is a sequel to the 1976 Nicolas Roeg film of the same name, which stars David Bowie as an idealistic alien corrupted by human vices.
“We were just trying to honor [The Man Who Fell to Earth author Walter] Tevis and Bowie and Nicolas Roeg and the amazing storytellers that came before us, but we also exist in a continuum of science fiction storytelling,” Kurtzman says in Episode 513 of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast. “I want to believe that we can be at the vanguard of what science fiction is now, and of what it will become.”
The series stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as an alien from the planet Anthea who arrives on Earth 45 years after the events of the original film. Kurtzman and Ejiofor created a detailed backstory in order to portray a believably alien character. “We…
