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First Day on Earth | Slate

First Day on Earth

British novelist Henri 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. But when she arrives neither the job nor her father turn out the way she expected, and soon Henri 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.

Status: In Production
Seasons: 1
Genres: Drama
Network: BBC One, HBO
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English

Direction and writing

Michaela CoelCreator

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Season 1Not aired yet

Cast

Michaela CoelHenri
Ncuti GatwaDarren

Thandiwe NewtonAnya

Maxine PeakeHelen
Danny SapaniErnest

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