Michaela Coel’s HBO, BBC Series ‘First Day on Earth’ Casts Thandiwe Newton, Ncuti Gatwa, Danny Sapani, Maxine Peake

Variety · 2026-02-12
Michaela Coel’s HBO, BBC Series ‘First Day on Earth’ Casts Thandiwe Newton, Ncuti Gatwa, Danny Sapani, Maxine Peake

Michaela Coel’s new series is setting up an all-star cast. “First Day on Earth,” an HBO and BBC co-production originally announced in August 2024, has cast the following actors: Thandiwe Newton (“Anaconda,” “God’s Country”) as Anya, Maxine Peake (“I Swear, Say Nothing”) as He