Showtime has released the first official trailer for The Man Who Fell To Earth, starring Oscar nominees Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris.
The new series will premiere on Sunday, April 24 at 10 p.m, with the first two episodes airing back to back.
Ejiofor stars as the titular man who fell from earth and Harris as the scientist who first encounters him and is tasked with saving both their worlds.
Here's the official description for the new Showtime series:
Inspired by the Walter Tevis novel of the same name and the iconic David Bowie film, 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. Harris plays Justin Falls, a brilliant scientist and engineer who must conquer her own demons in the race to save two worlds.
Joining Ejiofor and Harris is a cast that includes Jimmi Simpson, Rob Delaney, Sonya Cassidy, Joana Ribeiro, Annelle Olaleye, Kate Mulgrew, Clarke Peters and Bill Nighy.
The series is executive produced by Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, John Hlavin, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Heather Kadin, Aaron Baiers, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and STUDIOCANAL’s Rola Bauer and Françoise Guyonnet.
