CBS All Access has given a series order to 'The Man Who Fell To Earth', based on the Walter Tevis novel of the same name and the cult classic 1976 film starring David Bowie
Courtesy of CBS TV Studioshad been set up at Hulu for more than a year, initially with producers Sarah Timberman and Carl Beverly while they were based at CBS TV Studios. After a short early development, Kurtzman and Lumet came on board, along with Kurtzman’s CBS Studios-based Secret Hideout.
Meanwhile, Hulu underwent an ownership change following Disney’s acquisition of Fox assets as Disney became a majority owner of the streamer in March and took full operational control in May. One of the changes brought in by the new Hulu owners was a push for outside series to become co-productions with Disney.
The timely project will center on an alien who arrives on earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future. “He is truly unique and strange,” Kurtzman said. Added Lumet, “HeWhat a better way of looking at human behavior.” With the pilot script written, next for Kurtzman and Lumet is opening a writers room for the series in September.“We are thrilled to add another iconic genre favorite to our line-up as we expand original programming on CBS All Access,” said McNamara. “We know this series will capture the soul and spirit of the source material and further push narrative boundaries in the capable hands of Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet and the entire producing team.
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