“Jojo Rabbit’s” Thomasin McKenzie and “Fleabag’s” Sian Clifford are teaming up for the BBC’s four-part adaptation of Kate Atkinson’s 2015 bestseller “Life After Life.” Deadline confirmed the news.
“Life After Life” tells the story of “the alternate lives of Ursula Todd (McKenzie), who dies one night in 1910, only to be born and survive on the same night. She finds herself time and again, living and dying in different circumstances only to be reborn into a new, alternative iteration of life once more. Her journey spans two World Wars and an encounter with Hitler.”
Clifford will play Ursula’s mother, Sylvie.
Atkinson is among the project’s exec producers. Kate Ogborn (“The North Water”) is producing.
“I’m drawn to ‘Life After Life’ because it makes me laugh, cry, clench my fists in anger or whoop with empowerment,” said McKenzie.
McKenzie’s breakout role in Debra Granik’s “Leave No Trace” earned her nominations from the Indie Spirit Awards and Gotham Awards. Since then, she’s gone on to star in titles such as “Jojo Rabbit” and “Lost Girls.”
Clifford received an Emmy nom and won a BAFTA TV Award for her supporting role in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s smash hit “Fleabag.” “Two Weeks to Live,” “Quiz,” and “Vanity Fair” are among her other credits.
