Michaela Coel's Musical Lands Multi-Million Dollar Deal With Netflix

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Rising star Michaela Coel.
Rising star Michaela Coel.
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Michaela Coel isn’t planning to do another season of her hit series β€œChewing Gum” anytime soon, but she still has some amazing things in the works.

Netflix just bought the worldwide rights to a new romantic musical starring Coel opposite actor ArinzΓ© Kene. According to a Screen Daily report posted Thursday, the movie, titled β€œBeen So Long,” was secured by Netflix in a multi-million dollar deal. This reportedly makes it the largest single acquisition of a U.K. film ever by the company.

Set in London, the film will focus on an unlikely romance between Coel’s character, a single mother of two, and a mysterious stranger (Kene) she meets during a night out in Camden.

Coel, 29, shot to fame after her series, β€œChewing Gum,” found popularity in both the U.K. and the U.S. via Netflix. The British-Ghanaian actress wrote and starred in the series, which debuted in 2016. Coel revealed in August that she has no plans to write a third season of the acclaimed show, and will instead pursue new projects.

On Aug. 21 she tweeted:

β€³β€˜Chewing Gum’ has been amazing but it’s only the begining, more stories to tell, & my latter will be greater.”

If the buzz around β€œBeen So Long” is any indication, Coel’s future projects will definitely be worth the wait.

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