Idris Elbahas found his next project, and it will be a television adaptation of an impressively popular book.
According toVariety, the actor will step into the role of Okonkwo inThings Fall Apart.
Elba will also serve as an executive producer on the show produced byA24.
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As British colonizers disrupt his world, Okonkwos struggle to maintain power and tradition spirals into a heart-wrenching confrontation.
Things Fall Apartis the title of the novel written byChinua Achebe.
Achebe went on to write a sequel titledNo Longer at Ease.
The actor was recently seen in the second season ofHijack, where he plays Sam Nelson.
The business negotiator had to deal with plane hijackers in the first season of the popularApple TV+show.
Elba will also reprise his role as Knuckles the Echidna inSonic the Hedgehog 3.
The upcoming sequel is scheduled to premiere in theaters in the United States on December 20.
The actor will be reunited withJohn CenainHead of State, an upcoming action comedy directed byIlya Naishuller.
A release date forThings Fall Aparthasn’t been set by A24.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
