EXCLUSIVE: Jimmi Simpson (Perpetual Grace, LTD) is set to star opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris in the drama series The Man Who Fell to Earth, which recently moved from CBS All Access/Paramount+ to Showtime.Based on the Walter Tevis novel and the iconic 1976 film that starred David Bowie, 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.Simpson will play Spencer Clay, a CIA agent whose obsession with the alien’s true identity drives him to the edge of madness.
Harris plays Justin Falls, a brilliant scientist and engineer.Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet are writing and executive producing the series
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