Joe Otterson TV Reporter Michaela Coel is set to star in, write, and executive produce a new drama series that is being co-produced by HBO and the BBC.
Titled “First Day on Earth,” the series also boasts “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong among its executive producers. Phil Clarke and Roberto Troni also executive produce for Armstrong’s Various Artists Limited, as does Jo McClellan for the BBC and Piers Wenger for A24.
Filming on the series will begin in 2025. “I am delighted to be working with VAL, HBO and the BBC again, and to partner with A24; thanks to all of their combined taste, care and expertise, I feel our show is in great hands,” Coel said. “‘First Day on Earth’ is another very personal story for me which I hope will engage viewers from all over the world, and I can’t wait for audiences to go on Henri’s journey with her.” The official logline for the series states: “British novelist Henri (Coel) is stuck.
Work has dried up, her relationship is going nowhere. So when she’s offered a job on a film in Ghana, West Africa – her parents’ homeland, where her estranged father lives – she can’t resist the chance to reconnect with him and the country of her heritage.
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