CBS All Access has ordered a TV adaptation of “The Man Who Fell to Earth” from Alex Kurtzman, based on Walter Tevis’ novel and the 1976 film that starred David Bowie.
Kurtzman and “Star Trek: Discovery” vet Jenny Lumet will both write and serve as showrunners, with Kurtzman directing. The project is a co-production between CBS TV Studios, where Kurtzman has an overall deal, and Tandem Productions, a division of StudioCanal, who owns the rights to both the book and the film.
According to CBS All Access, “The Man Who Fell to Earth” will follow an alien who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.