The film is based on actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje's life. Kate Beckinsale, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and rising star Damson Idris (star of John Singelton?s upcoming FX series Snowfall) will star in Farming, a story based on the life of Nigerian-British actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Akinnuoye-Agbaje wrote the script for Farming and will make his directorial debut with the project, which is based on his youth when he was fostered by a white working class family in the UK.