HBO and the BBC announced today First Day on Earth, a new drama series led by multi-award-winning actress, writer, and producer Michaela Coel.
Michaela Coel’s follow-up to I May Destroy You, her Primetime Emmy®-winning drama series for HBO, is First Day on Earth.
Written and executive produced by and starring Coel, First Day on Earth follows British novelist Henri (Michaela Coel). Work has dried up, her relationship is going nowhere, and she’s stuck. 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.
But when Henri arrives, neither the job nor her father turn out the way she expected, and soon she has to deal with danger and hypocrisy, form new friendships, lose her illusions, and create a new sense of identity — one that might leave her stronger, but could also break her.
Said Michaela Coel:
“… 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.”
A co-production of HBO and the BBC, the ten-episode drama series is executive produced by Coel, Jesse Armstrong (Sucession), Phil Clarke (Such Brave Girls), and Roberto Troni for Various Artists Limited, Jo McClellan for the BBC, and Piers Wenger for A24.
Filming is scheduled to begin next year.
Stay tuned for updates.
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