British actor Jodie Comer will headline an upcoming feminist survival thriller titled The End We Start From.

Adapted from the novel of the same name by author Megan Hunter, the film will be directed by Mahalia Belo from a script by Alice Birch.

Set amid an environmental crisis that sees London submerged by floodwaters, the film follows a young family torn apart in the chaos.

Comer will play a mother who with her newborn child tries to find a way home, navigating the most challenging and apocalyptic start to motherhood.

The End We Start From is produced by Benedict Cumberbatch's production banner along with SunnyMarch, Hera Pictures, Anton and BBC Film.

Cumberbatch will serve as an executive producer on the project alongside Comer, Anton's Sebastien Raybaud, Cecile Gaget and BBC Film's Eva Yates.

Comer was recently seen in Ridley Scott's The Last Duel, and in Ryan Reynolds-starrer Free Guy. The actor recently won her second BAFTA award for the British drama film Help.