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The Man Who Fell to Earth

2022

Alex Kurtzman (Creator), Jenny Lumet (Creator) ...

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris, Jimmi Simpson, Kate Mulgrew ...

6.1

308

TV Series. Sci-Fi TV Series (2022). 1 Season. 10 Episodes. An alien who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.

Canceled after its first season.

	Media	Author	Review
		Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"There’s a tonal whiplash that can be perplexing. But thus far a delightful performance from Chiwetel Ejiofor holds the series together in ways that remain entertaining and full of potential."
		Caroline Framke Variety	"Considering the gorgeous strangeness of its source material, however, the production seems overall hesitant to get too weird lest it repel the audience for good."
		Ben Travers IndieWire	"[In the first episodes] 'Man Who Fell To Earth' has already established it’s not telling the same old story. With a cast this strong, it’s worth seeing where this mission goes next."
		Rafael Motamayor SlashFilm	"'The Man Who Fell to Earth' does the impossible, and stands its ground as a worthy adaptation of the classic novel after David Bowie and Nicolas Roeg already made the best possible adaptation"
		Terry Terrones Paste Magazine	"Fascinating, humorous, and at times inspiring (...) Loaded with fantastic performances and a fascinating plot, The Man Who Fell To Earth not only entertains but may even give you a greater appreciation for what it means to be human."
		Charles Bramesco The Guardian	"A misbegotten and poorly paced attempt to update the 1976 cult sci-fi classic wastes stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times	"Unlike the film, with its elastic time and changes of tone, the new series is a much more conventional work, a well-made mainstream science-fiction adventure, with a clear line between the good guys and the bad guys"
		Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"The writing sometimes takes too long to truly get things going (...) But that’s where the collective charisma of its cast kicks in, as they are able to fill in a great deal of the show’s gaps"
		Brian Tallerico The Playlist	"Perhaps the most refreshing thing about 'The Man Who Fell to Earth,' especially in an era of Very Serious Drama, is that it’s often very fun (... ) [It] escapes the shadow of the original thanks to its incredible cast"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"Check it out when you get the chance. If you like a good sci-fi story, then you should enjoy The Man Who Fell To Earth on Showtime/Paramount+ as well (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Remus Noronha Collider	"Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris dazzle in Showtime's solid follow-up to the iconic 1976 David Bowie movie (...) a great show with something important to say." "

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