ITV’s “thrillingly suspenseful” and “gripping” drama with Ashley Walters is ‘unlike anything else’

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Ashley Walters and Andrea Riseborough are the latest actors to join the cast of First Woman, a new and exciting drama coming to ITV. It’s being described as a suspenseful and unique series, different from anything viewers have seen before.

The new six-episode series features Top Boy and Adolescence actor, Micheal Ward, as Ben Reith. He wakes up to discover his wife, Claire (played by Riseborough), is missing, launching a worldwide mystery filled with international suspense.

The story follows Claire, an astronaut stationed at the UK’s first moonbase, who has gone missing during the lengthy lunar night. She’s also notable as the first woman to ever walk on the moon, according to ITV.

Okay, so my wife’s a biologist on this huge research mission, and she’s gone missing. It’s seriously messed up because it’s throwing suspicion on everyone else on the team, and even people at the Chinese base nearby. We’re talking hundreds of thousands of miles away from Earth, and now I’m stuck trying to figure out what happened to her. I have to find out the truth, even if it’s the last thing I do.

Lydia Yeoman, along with George Oakes and Ben Schiffer, wrote the scripts for this series, which promises to be full of suspense. Philip Martin is directing, aiming for a grand, movie-like feel.

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Walters expressed their excitement about joining the project, calling it a thrilling and innovative drama. They shared that working with the team has been a long-held dream, and they were drawn to the project’s ability to spark conversation and encourage new ways of thinking.

Riseborough, who received an Academy Award nomination for her role in To Leslie, shared that when she was growing up, she was particularly fascinated by space – by its emptiness, stars, and the sense of limitless possibility it inspired in poets and thinkers.

I couldn’t ask for a more supportive, daring, and courageous team than Philip and Ashley as we begin this new adventure. I truly hope everyone who joins us finds it as captivating as I expect it to be, and I’m incredibly excited to start!

Yeoman, the creator of Curfew, called First Woman a truly unique thriller, explaining that it centers on a marriage facing an extreme challenge.

Martin described the series as new, bold, and moving. Polly Hill, ITV’s Director of Drama, praised the scripts as unique and captivating, promising viewers an amazing experience.

First Woman has no release date.

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2026-04-23 23:50