EXCLUSIVE: Haley Joel Osment has been cast in Amazon ‘s sci-fi drama pilot based on The Book of Strange New Things , Michel Faber’s cult hit novel. Osment joins Richard Madden, who will topline the potential series , which Matt Charman ( Bridge of Spies ) is writing and executive producing and Andy Harries and Lila Rawlings are producing. Kevin Macdonald is directing the hourlong pilot being produced by Amazon Studios and Left Bank Productions.

The still-untitled TV adaptation of Faber’s 2014 book takes place in the near future, when Earth is becoming unsustainable. Madden stars as Peter, a priest who is sent into space to help found a new colony, but what he ends up discovering not only puts his faith to the test but life as we know it. Osment will play Sy, a man who used to grow large quantities of marijuana before being recruited to work on the new colony as chief botanist.

Osment most recently recurred on Hulu’s  Future Man , as well as TV Land’s Teachers . His recent film credits include Kevin Smith’s Yoga Hosers , Holding Patterns  and Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town.

He is repped by APA, MGMT Entertainment and Edelstein Laird & Sobel.