Big Beach announced today that they are developing and will produce an untitled feature film from an original idea from Nneka Onuorah (MEGAN THEE STALLION: IN HER WORDS, LIZZO’S WATCH OUT FOR BIG GRRRLS, THE LEGEND OF THE UNDERGROUND ) with Christina Nieves (GENERATION, GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES) tapped to write the screenplay. Fresh off of the release of her feature doc about Megan Thee Stallion for Amazon Prime Video, Emmy-winner Onuorah has identified her first narrative feature.

In a musical comedy set in the present-day South, a young woman’s reality is turned inside out when a school project unveils a powerful history of magic and sorcery in her family. Facing an ancient enemy bent on her destruction, she must learn to harness her own newly discovered mystical powers to protect her family.

“With Holiday films being my favorite growing up, I’m elated to embark on this directing endeavor with the amazing team at Big Beach,” Onuorah stated.

“Nneka came to us with a vision for a new kind of Halloween film – one that mashes up the power of identity, the legacy of our ancestors, and the energy of youth – all stirred with the same pop-driven brilliance that she brought to her work with Meg and Lizzo. For Nneka’s first narrative feature, it made perfect sense to pair her with Christina, whose writing we knew and loved from her work on our show VIDA. She has the exact sensibility – big ideas and biting wit – and background in the South – to complement Nneka.” Stated Michael B. Clark and Tim Foley, partners at Big Beach.