Thandiwe Newton and Ncuti Gatwa Phillip Faraone/Getty Images; Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Michaela Coel's next series for HBO and the BBC, First Day on Earth, is adding to its cast as filming gets underway. Thandiwe Newton, Ncuti Gatwa, Maxine Peake and Danny Sapani have joined Coel in the show, in which Coel plays a novelist at a personal crossroads.