Michaela Coel is Booked & Busy: Developing and Starring In Drama Series ‘First Day On Earth’ For HBO & BBC

Via Deadline

Michaela Coel from Wakanda Forever is collaborating with HBO and the BBC on her upcoming drama series. Coel is both writing and starring in First Day On Earth, a ten-part series that she refers to as "another deeply personal story for me."

This project follows the success of I May Destroy You, which premiered four years ago on the WBD network and the BBC.

In First Day On Earth, Coel will portray British novelist Henri, who finds herself at a standstill in life. With work opportunities fading and a stagnant relationship, she seizes an offer to work on a film in Ghana, West Africa – her parents' homeland and where her estranged father resides. However, her expectations are shattered upon arrival, leading Henri to confront peril, deceit, forge new bonds, shatter illusions, and craft a fresh identity – one that may empower her or potentially crush her.

The show is produced by Various Artists, a company established by Jesse Armstrong from Succession, Sam Bain from Peep Show, and former Channel 4 executives Phil Clarke and Roberto Troni, in partnership with A24.

Coel will serve as an executive producer for the series, working with Armstrong, Clarke, and Troni, along with Jo McClellan for the BBC, and Piers Wenger for A24. Production is set to start next year.

Coel said, “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. 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.” 

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