Haggard will lead as Anna, a parent pushing herself to the brink to protect her teenage daughter Maya. When the two of them are placed in witness protection, they are forced to leave their London lives behind for the countryside and assume brand new identities.

Haunted by the danger they escaped, moving on isn’t as easy as they’d hoped. It isn’t long before their past comes to find them, in the form of two hitmen.

If you are familiar with Haggard’s previous shows, it will come as no surprise that the dark narrative will be interspersed with her signature dry humour.

Daisy Haggard, writer and creator, said, “I am so excited that we finally get to share Maya with the world! It has been brewing and building in my mind for a long time and I feel extremely fortunate to be able to shine a light on these kinds of stories. I can’t wait to go on this journey with the brilliant and bold Channel 4.”

The Director of Film4 and Channel 4 Drama, Ollie Madden, adds: “Daisy’s pilot script for Maya had us laughing out loud with its uniquely British take on parenting and the oddities of witness protection schemes – whilst simultaneously being utterly gripping in its no-holds barred thriller storytelling.”

Maya is produced by Haggard’s frequent collaborators Two Brothers Pictures for Channel 4 and has no release date set.