David Bowie may be planning to hit the studio for a new album soon, according to Hannibal show runner Bryan Fuller.

The television exec let the news slip during a recent interview. Den of Geek after he was asked if Bowie would ever make an appearance on his show.

"The trick with David Bowie right now is that he is so incredibly busy. He's got a new musical that he's plotting, he's got new albums that he's plotting, so he's simply not available right now," Fuller revealed in the interview.

He added, "Right now, between his new musical and new batch of songs, he is maintaining radio silence as far as any other projects are concerned, which I applaud because I can't wait to see the musical and I can't wait to hear his new music because he continues to be a vibrant and modern voice in song."

The musical of note is a stage adaptation of Bowie's 1976 film The Man Who Fell to Earth.