The classic David Bowie sci-fi film The Man Who Fell To Earth is getting a TV adaptation for CBS All Access.
Based on a novel by Walter Trevis, The Man Who Fell To Earth tells a story of an alien who comes to Earth from a distant planet who must find a way to bring water back to his home. The 1976 film adaptation by Nicolas Roeg starred rock star David Bowie in his first movie starring role, as the alien.
CBS and Tandem Productions announced the TV adaptation at the Television Critics Association. Like the novel and film, the TV series will follow an alien who arrives on Earth only it is, “at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.”
Source: IGN.com David Bowie's The Man Who Fell to Earth Gets CBS All Access TV Adaptation