Nabhaan Rizwan joins Wood in Film Club (Chaos), who will play the role of Noa, while Suranne Jones (Watch) will play Suz, Evie’s eccentric and unconventional mother.

Adam Long (Happy Valley) also joins the cast as Evie’s boyfriend Josh, while Liv Hill (Three Girls) is Evie’s sister Izzie.

Co-creator Ralph Davis will play Dominic, the newest member of the Film Club.

Described as “a witty and poignant show about love and family, whether we should follow our hearts or our heads and fall in love with a friend”, the new series will air on BBC Three and iPlayer next year, with filming already started. gone to manchester

The synopsis for Film Club reads: “Friday night. 19:00. Film Club Week 198 Evie hasn’t left the house for six months after a “breakdown” and Film Club is her escape. A weekly chance to create a world of wonder. , dress up the garage in whatever the movie calls for and spend a few uninterrupted hours with Noa – her best friend and one of the few colleagues still around.

“But tonight, things are different. Noa has big news. A dream job takes him to the other side of the country, which means it all comes to an end.

“This reality is hit. That they will be forced to consider for the first time that they might be more than just friends. Neither of them are the best when it comes to emotions, but this time those emotions might be impossible to ignore. .”

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It continues: “As if life wasn’t already difficult enough, Evie will navigate the eccentricities of her family home – living with her single mother Suz, lover, sister Izzie and handsome boyfriend / sometime man of the house. Josh.”

Announcing the cast, Aimee Lou Wood said: “I am thrilled that our beloved TV series Film Club, a project that Ralph and I have been writing for the past decade, begins filming this week.

“We couldn’t be more excited and grateful to the incredible team we’ve assembled with the BBC. To bring this to life with Nabhaan and Suranne, two exceptional actors I’ve always admired, is a real honour.”

Of course, Wood is known for her roles in Sex Education, Daddy problems and Seize Them!, and the actress is also set to star in the upcoming third season of HBO’s The White Lotus.

Commenting on the casting news, Nabhaan Rizwan said, “I’m excited, relaxed and ready… to parrrtaaayyy with the best of them!”

Similarly, Suranne Jones added: “I’ve loved Aimee for a while and think she’s a wonderfully real, honest and brilliantly funny talent, so it was no surprise that the script she and Ralph Davis came up with was the same .

“She’s smart, sweet, and strong. I can’t wait to be her tiger mom…and I get to shoot in my hometown, too.”

Film Club is coming to BBC Three and iPlayer next year.

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