Deadline: Andrea Riseborough & Ashley Walters To Star In ITV Thriller ‘First Woman’ About Race To Find Missing Astronaut
Deadline hears ITV Studios-owned Mammoth Screen, Blade Runner 2099 firm Alcon Television and ZDF in Germany are attached to co-produce the six-part lunar series, which will dart between space and Earth, blending sci-fi and thriller elements.
The series marks Oscar nominee Riseborough’s first television project since the 2024 HBO miniseries The Regime and comes during an ongoing hot streak for the actress in which she’s landed film roles in Johnny Depp pic Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol and Don DeLillo adaptation Zero K and acted in the likes of The Good Boy and Goodbye June.
As for Walters, his stock continues to rise on the back of his Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated role in Netflix’s Adolescence and his first feature as director, Animol, which debuted in Berlin. He’s also been cast in HBO series Dune: Prophecy and was the star of Netflix’s Top Boy.
UNIT VFX will work with Mammoth Screen and Alcon delivering creative visual effects during production, while Poli Productions creative exec Rob Carlisle is teaming with Martin and production designer Gillian Devenney to create the lunar vistas. The lunar landscape and moonbase are being housed at Studio Ulster, the UK’s largest virtual production studio.
