Nicola Coughlan to star in I Am Helen on Channel 4
Bridgerton and Derry Girls star Coughlan has developed I Am Helen with the award-winning series' writer-creator-director Dominic Savage, who collaborates with his leading actors on the stories for each I Am... season.
Previous series have starred Vicky McClure (I Am Nicola), Samantha Morton (I Am Kirsty), Gemma Chan (I Am Hannah), Suranne Jones (I Am Victoria), Letitia Wright (I Am Danielle), Lesley Manville (I Am Maria), and Kate Winslet (I Am Ruth).
They are available to watch on the Channel 4 player.
"It's an absolute honour to be part of telling the next I Am… story alongside Dominic Savage - a singular talent and a storyteller deeply committed to exploring the breadth of the female experience," said Coughlan.
"To follow in the footsteps of the brilliant women who've collaborated with him on this series feels truly surreal, and I feel incredibly fortunate to be embarking on this journey."
Gemma Boswell, Commissioning Editor, Channel 4 Drama at Channel 4, said: "We are delighted to welcome back Dominic Savage alongside the supremely talented Nicola Coughlan in I Am Helen.
"The I Am... series is a powerful and timely portrait of our times, and we are thrilled to have the powerhouse combination of Dominic and Nicola to tell such a distinctive and impactful story."
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