Actor Ben Hardy is set to star opposite Haley Lu Richardson in the romance drama, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight.

According to reports, the film is produced by To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You banner ACE Entertainment.

The story takes place over a 24-hour period and follows Hadley (Richardson) and Oliver (Hardy), who begin to fall for each other on their flight from New York to London.

"Is it misfortune or fate that separates them when they land? The probability of ever finding each other again seems impossible, but love and London may have a way of defying the odds," the logline reads.

Catastrophe actor Rob Delaney has come on board to play Hadley's London-based father, while Bohemian Rhapsody director Dexter Fletcher will play Val, Oliver's eccentric Shakespeare-loving father.

The film also features actors Sally Phillips and Jameela Jamil will act as the story's narrator.

Katie Lovejoy has penned the screenplay, based on a book of the same name by author Jennifer E Smith. Vanessa Caswill is directing the movie, which is currently being shot in London.