'Man Who Fell to Earth' Series Shifts to Showtime From Paramount Plus (EXCLUSIVE) Column: Shuffle reflects new windowing challenges for platform programmers Cynthia Littleton, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail The drama series starring Chiwetel Ejiofor was originally developed for Paramount Plus, née CBS All Access. The show’s segue to Showtime is the second half of the decision made last month to send “Halo,” the long-awaited adaptation of the popular Xbox video game, to Paramount Plus after it had been years in the making at the cabler. More from Variety The series shuffle is a perfect illustration of the calculations going on at major networks and studios all across town as entertainment’s biggest players launch content-hungry streaming platforms.