Showtime also has several very high-profile series on the horizon including The Curse starring Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder, American Gigolo with Jon Bernthal, new episodic adaptations of Let the Right One In and The Talented Mr. Shows such as Billions, Shameless, and Yellowjackets are all currently airing on Showtime, and all of their episodes are available to stream on Showtime’s apps. Showtime has a history of being one of the prestige destinations for episodic viewing during television’s golden age and has some of the most popular shows currently on TV. What other shows are available to stream through Showtime? The Man Who Fell to Earth should appeal to all fans of sci-fi stories and emotional character studies all the same when it bows on Showtime. The show makes a clever nod to Bowie with all 10 episodes being named after his songs, starting with the premiere episode titled, “Hallo Spaceboy” and ending with “The Man Who Sold the World.” A spacey connection that not only pays homage to the icon’s role in the film version but also indicates the interstellar mysteries that lie ahead in the series.
Golden Globe-winner Bill Nighy ( Love Actually) joined the cast playing the role David Bowie made famous in the film version. The series eventually was picked up by Showtime, who brought it to production and built a tremendous cast featuring Academy Award-nominee Naomie Harris ( Moonlight), Jimmi Simpson ( Westworld), and Clarke Peters ( The Wire). Originally conceived as an original series for Hulu, the production moved to CBS All Access and spent over a year of development before the pandemic hit. The Man Who Fell to Earth faced a difficult battle to make it to our screens. Developed by Jenny Lumet ( Star Trek: Picard) and Alex Kurtzman ( Transformers), this re-imagining follows an alien played by Chiwetel Ejiofor ( 12 Years a Slave) who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his tragic past while holding the fate of mankind in his hands. Showtime’s new version of The Man Who Fell to Earth brings the fan-favorite story into the modern world with stakes higher than ever. The story was previously adapted into a 1976 film starring David Bowie. The new television adaptation of Walter Tevis’s novel of the same name is set to bow on Showtime very soon.