The World to Come. The upcoming period piece stars Katherine Waterston (Alien: Covenant) as Abigail and Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) as Tallie, women battling the harsh 19th-century American frontier who find solace — and if the trailer is any indication, a whole lot more — in one another.The official synopsis reads:“In this powerful 19th-century romance set in the American Northeast, Abigail (Katherine Waterston), a farmer’s wife, and her new neighbor Tallie (Vanessa Kirby) find themselves irrevocably drawn to each other.