Naomie Harris joins Chiwetel Ejiofor in Showtime’s The Man Who Fell to Earth

Naomie Harris has found her next project, returning to the small screen in Showtime’s The Man Who Fell to Earth.

The 44-year-old actress signed on the new series, based on the 1963 sci-fi novel of the same name by Walter Tevis.

She joins Chiwetel Ejiofor in the new series, which is slated to bring production this spring in London, debuting in 2022 on Showtime. 

Harris is set to portray Justin Falls, described as, ‘a brilliant scientist and engineer who must conquer her own demons in the race to save two worlds.’

She joins Ejiofor, who plays a new alien character who was not featured in the original novel.

The show 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. 

Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet are writing and executive producing the series and with will serve as showrunners with executive producer John Hlavin. 

Along with serving as executive producer and showrunner, Kurtzman will also direct multiple episodes of the series, 

Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Heather Kadin are also executive producing the series.

‘To be working with an actor of Naomie’s caliber is an absolute dream,’ said Kurtzman, Lumet and Hlavin in a statement.

‘Her strength, her complexity and her bold artistic choices are an inspiration. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have her on board,’ they added.

STUDIOCANAL owns the rights for both Walter Tevis’ book as well as the Nicolas Roeg film with David Bowie, with STUDIOCANAL’s Rola Bauer and Françoise Guyonnet executive producing.

The series is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Timberman/Beverly. 

Harris will next be seen on the big screen in the highly-anticipated 007 adventure No Time to Die, which is set for release on October 8. 

She also stars in Swan Song, which is currently in post-production, and also stars Oscar winner Mahershala Ali and Glenn Close.