Samira Wiley Joins “Bios”

Samira Wiley. Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety/REX/Shutterstock (9747695ax)

The Handmaid’s Tale star has just laded her next gig. 

Samira Wiley has joined Tom Hanks in the sci-fi feature Bios. The Amblin Partners’ movie follows the last man on Earth, who builds a robot to care for his dog.

Per the official logline: “Finch (Hanks), an ailing inventor facing his own mortality, is the last man on Earth. He builds a robot (Jones) to care for his dog, and the trio embark on an epic cross-country journey where the scientist must teach his creation to become human enough to take care of his beloved pet and for his dog to accept a new master.”

Bios will be directed by Game of Thrones helmer Miguel Sapochnik. Craig Luck and Ivor Powell penned the script. The two will also executive produce alongside Robert Zemeckis and Andy Berman.

Bios, is set for a 2020 release.