Elba, who is Ghanian and Sierra Leonian, played the sinister Commandant in Beasts of No Nation, based on the true story of child soldiers in conflict. Oyelowo, who played the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma, is now starting in Lawmen: Bass Reeves: on Paramount+ about the legendary true-life hero of the American West.

Elba's 22Summers banner is producing, with David Oyelowo's banner Yoruba Saxon executive producing based on Chinua Acheba's 1958 book.

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,

Idris Elba is set to take on the lead role in A24's upcoming television adaptation of the seminal novel 'Things Fall Apart.'

Based on Chinua Achebe's 1958 novel, the upcoming series is produced by Elba under his production banner 22Summers

British actor Idris Elba and Gina Carter are both the executive producers of the upcoming series under their newly launched production company “22Summers,” David Oyelowo and Amanda N’duka will be executive producers through Yoruba Saxon, and Ben Forkner, Achebe Masterworks, and Dayo Ogunyemi are also executive producers.

Idris Elba is set to star in A24's television adaptation of Chinua Achebe's acclaimed novel Things Fall Apart, where he will portray Okonkwo.