The Man Who Fell to Earth Not Returning for Season 2 at Showtime
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The Man Who Fell to Earth will not be back on Showtime for a second season, it has been announced.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series was initially conceived as a limited series, but that changed about halfway through production.
However, Showtime feels like the story came to a natural conclusion with its first season finale that aired earlier this year.
“Our thanks to the extraordinary Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, John Hlavin and Sarah Timberman who did a great job of turning the David Bowie film into such a resonant tale for our times,” a Showtime spokesperson said in a statement to THR.
“And kudos to a wondrous cast led by Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris and Bill Nighy for bringing it to life."
"Alex and Jenny originally intended The Man Who Fell To Earth to be a close-ended story."
"While we flirted with the idea of expanding it into a second season, we all ultimately decided to embrace it as a one season story well told.”
The series launched on Showtime earlier this year, despite being ordered at Paramount+ back in 2019.
The series focused on an alien who arrived on Earth at a pivotal moment in history.
The series starred Chiwetel Ejiofor as the alien/Faraday, Naomie Harris as Justin Falls, Annelle Olaleye as Molly Falls, Clarke Peters as Josiah Falls, and Bill Nighy as Thomas Jerome Newton.
The cast also includes Jimmi Simpson as Spencer Clay, Kate Mulgrew as Drew Finch, Sonya Cassidy as Edie Flood, Joana Ribeiro as Lisa Dominguez, and Rob Delaney as Hatch Flood.
It was a great cast and concept, so it's a shame we won't be returning to this world.
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