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The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth

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The Man Who Fell to Earth

7.4

Yr 2022

Rt 55m

Status Canceled

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Series Brief

Overview

An extraterrestrial alien arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.

Why fans love it

The 2022 series approaches the familiar premise of an extraterrestrial arrival as a meditation on human evolution. Rather than focusing on simple spectacle, the show centers on the connection between a visitor from another world and the specific earthly forces currently reshaping our future. The narrative pulls from its source novel to explore how an outsider processes the complexities of a changing planet.

Chiwetel Ejiofor carries a heavy weight in this role, grounding the sci-fi elements in an intimate performance. The tension builds through the struggle to reconcile the character’s history with the fragile state of his new home. It operates as a character study first, stripping away genre tropes to examine exactly how an alien presence interacts with human innovation and failure.

Featured Players

Cast 75

Louie Mynett

as Young Spencer Clay

2 episodes

Chiwetel Ejiofor

as Faraday

10 episodes

as Justin Falls

10 episodes

Annelle Olaleye

as Molly Falls

10 episodes

as Josiah Falls

10 episodes

Bill Nighy

as Thomas Jerome Newton

10 episodes

as Spencer Clay

10 episodes

as Edie Flood

10 episodes

as Lisa Dominguez

10 episodes

Rob Delaney

as Hatch Flood

10 episodes

Kate Mulgrew

as Drew Finch

10 episodes

Martha Plimpton

as Intake Officer K. Faraday

1 episode

Sebastián Viveros

as Mike The Mechanic

1 episode

as Officer Haugenoe

1 episode

Olivia-Mai Barrett

as Alicia

1 episode

Christian Contreras

as Officer Pearson

1 episode

Quelin Sepulveda

as Vicki

1 episode

Felix Garcia Guyer

as José Longhorn

1 episode

Jayne Aguire

as Daisy

1 episode

Jeff Mirza

as Cabbie

1 episode

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Anna Francolini

as Ticket Agent

1 episode

David Sterne

as Gent #1

1 episode

Morgan Deare

as Gent #2

1 episode

as Hector

1 episode

Biz Lyon

as Debra

1 episode

Jake Fairbrother

as Paramedic

1 episode

Lynnruth Miller

as Woman

1 episode

Yumiko Hanasaka

as Evelyn

1 episode

Nadia Albina

as Young Entrepreneur

1 episode

Raji James

as Rajiv

1 episode

Paudge Behan

as Young Papel

1 episode

as Ashleigh Fiore

1 episode

Giles Cooper

as Staffer

1 episode

Richard Stirling

as Bird Minder

1 episode

Chris Lew Kum Hoi

as Inventor

1 episode

Vera Chok

as Panelist #1

1 episode

Liz Jadav

as Trisha Kapoor

1 episode

Victor Alli

as Danny Holland

1 episode

Yao Chin

as TV Anchor

1 episode

Cornelius Booth

as Professor Ellery Woads

1 episode

as Yatzin

2 episodes

as Zach

2 episodes

Sarah Quist

as Jocelyn

1 episode

as Lucy

2 episodes

as Newsie Hat

1 episode

Montserrat Lombard

as Ashleigh Fiore

1 episode

as Music Shop Employee

1 episode

Anthonette Olaleye

as Nurse

1 episode

Anthony Adjekum

as Doctor

1 episode

Christopher Colquhoun

as Teddy Sloane

1 episode

Juliet Stevenson

as Sister Mary Lou

2 episodes

Jack Staddon

as Cop

1 episode

as SWAT 1

1 episode

as PMC Team Leader

1 episode

as Brian / Hunter killer (2022)

1 episode

Robert Daws

as Wyant Bridge

3 episodes

Patrick Poletti

as Director of National Intelligence

1 episode

Joshua C. Whiting

as SAS Lead

1 episode

Sally Rogers

as Gail

1 episode

Adwoa Brown

as Heather

1 episode

LJ Parkinson

as Chantal

2 episodes

Jude Mack

as Kat

1 episode

Daniel Topic

as Tim

2 episodes

Josh Herdman

as Terry

1 episode

Tomi May

as Aaron Bismark

2 episodes

Mitchell Mullen

as Director Wincamp

2 episodes

Laurie Kynaston

as Clive Flood

3 episodes

as Faraday's Daughter

3 episodes

Coral Messam

as Faraday's Wife

3 episodes

Emilio Villa-Muhammad

as Faraday's Son

3 episodes

Tanya Moodie

as Portia

7 episodes

Sarah Molkenthin

as Convict

2 episodes

Art Malik

as Henning Khan

4 episodes

Victoria Smurfit

as Penny Morgan

2 episodes

Robert Jezek

as Chief of Staff

2 episodes

Production Board

Crew

Executive Producer

Sarah Timberman Tim Halkin Jenny Lumet Françoise Guyonnet Alex Kurtzman Heather Kadin John Hlavin Carl Beverly

Director of Photography

Tommy Maddox-Upshaw Balazs Bolygo Adam Gillham

Producer

Bill Wolkoff Stuart Sutherland Jon Dudkowski Adrian Kelly

Costume Design

Tina Kalivas

Art Direction

Chris Evans-Wilson Petra Balogh Kat Law

Creator

Jenny Lumet Alex Kurtzman

Set Decoration

Natalia Nieto

Director

Sarah Harding Alex Kurtzman

Teleplay

Alex Kurtzman

Makeup Artist

Carla Eve

Editor

Jon Dudkowski Bartholomew Burcham

Production Design

James Merifield

Music Score Producer

Alex Yewon

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Topics based on novel or book

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1 shared keyword

Topics based on novel or book

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1 shared keyword

Topics based on novel or book

1 shared keyword

Topics based on novel or book

1 shared keyword

Topics based on novel or book

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Keywords

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Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired: April 24, 2022
Status: Canceled
Episode Runtime: 55 minutes
Origin: US
TMDB Votes: 200