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\t\t<\/p>\n Bella Ramsey<\/strong><\/a> has booked a new TV role!<\/p>\n The 21-year-old Emmy-nominated star, best known for playing Ellie on The Last of Us<\/em>, has signed on to star opposite Daisy Haggard<\/strong><\/a> in the new Channel 4 thriller series Maya<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Along with starring in the series, Daisy<\/strong>, 47, also serves as creator, writer, and director.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span>In the series, Bella<\/strong> will play Maya, \u201cthe teenage daughter of Anna (Haggard<\/strong>). The pair leave their lives in London and are forced into a witness protection program with new identities in a small rural Scottish town. The trauma of their past continues to haunt them as the attempt to settle into a new life, with two hitmen intent on tracking them down,\u201d according to Deadline<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n Production for the six-part series is set to take place later this year entirely in Scotland.<\/p>\n \u201cThis story and these characters Daisy has created are so alive, nuanced, wickedly funny and scarily dark,\u201d Bella<\/strong> shared in a statement. \u201cEvery character jumps off the page, the dialogue is incredibly witty and I\u2019m so excited to get to play Maya opposite Daisy\u2019s Anna.\u201d<\/p>\n In a new interview, Bella Ramsey<\/strong> opened up about their gender evolution, navigating their queerness, and so much more<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n