The Michaela Coel HBO and BBC series, First Day on Earth, has added 21 additional cast members, including singer Amaarae and upcoming Children of Blood and Bone star Bukky Bakray.
The series is created by Coel and previously announced stars, including Thandiwe Newton, Maxine Peake, Danny Sapani, and Ncuti Gatwa.
New cast members announced for series
The newly-announced stars today include Ama Serwah Genfi (aka Amaarae) as Nana, Bakray as Sunny, Rakie Ayola as Maame, Adam Lundgren as Asger, Ray BLK as Jacqueline, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as Steve, Dan Skinner as Chris, Daniella Arthur-Kennedy as Gladys, Jameel Buari as Ronald, Sam Delich as Klubeck and Fisayo Akinade as Adekunle.
Other cast members include Michael Owusu Addo as Sarkodie, Joselyn Dumas as Jessica, Sister Deborah as Ama, Adjetey Anang as Edmund, Akofa Edjeani as Athena, Roselyn Ngissah as Eresi, Akrobeto as Honam, Godwin Namboe playing a police officer and Lady Jay as herself.
What is the plot of the series?
The series follows Henri (Coel), a “British-Ghanaian novelist who is on the run – from herself, her life, her partner, and that weird guy at her book talk. When she ends up in Ghana, her ancestral homeland, she finds herself submerged in an altogether different world. Amidst new friends, fresh joy, and many different and nuanced relationships, Henri also finds secrets, lies, difficulty, and denial – leading her to question everything about herself, her heritage, and her family.”
Written by Coel, the series is co-produced by HBO and the BBC, and is executive produced by Coel, Sam Miller, Jesse Armstrong, Phil Clarke, as well as Roberto Troni for Various Artists Limited, Jo McClellan for the BBC and A24. Johann Knobel is a producer, and Coel and Miller direct the series.
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