The 35-year-old Cuban American actress, who most recently starred in the second season of Netflix’s Emmy-nominated seriesDead to Me, will make her solo feature directorial debut withPlan B, a Counterbalance Entertainment and American High comedy that’s set up at Hulu.
Set to begin production next month in Syracuse, NY, the film follows a straight-laced high school student and her slacker best friend who, after a regrettable first sexual encounter, have 24 hours to hunt down a Plan B pill in America’s heartland.
Prathi Srinivasan and Joshua Levy penned the screenplay.
Morales has directed and starred in multiple episodes of HBO’s Room 104 from creators Jay and Mark Duplass. On the big screen, her recent credits include Fox’s Stuberwith Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Warner Bros.’ forthcoming The Little Things drama with Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Rami Malek.
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