Hollywood star Idris Elba will reportedly be starring in the television adaptation of the classic Nigerian novel, Things Fall Apart. The show will be co-produced by A24 and Elba's production company, 22Summers.

Pete Edochie played the lead role of 'Okonkwo' in the 1987 Nigerian Television Authority adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s all-time best-selling novel Things Fall Apart.

Idris Elba, the British actor, is set to executive produce and star in the TV adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s 'Things Fall Apart'. The novel is

Idris Elba will star in and executive produce a series adaptation of the classic Nigerian novel 'Things Fall Apart' alongside A24.

British actor Idris Elba is set to lead the upcoming television adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s classic novel, “Things Fall Apart,” with production under the A24 studio. Idris will not only star as Okonkwo, the novel’s iconic protagonist, but also serve as an executive producer.