Ahead of the debut of her new series Wednesday on Netflix, Jenna Ortega has landed her next starring role. Per Deadline, Ortega has boarded the cast of Miller’s Girl, a new film in the works from Lionsgate and Point Grey. Martin Freeman also stars in the film in which “a creative writing assignment yields complex results between a teacher and his talented student.”

Miller’s Girl marks the directorial debut for writer-director Jade Halley Bartlett. Miller’s Girl ranked on the 2016 Black List and Point Grey has been attached to the feature film ever since, though it has taken some time to get production rolling. Mary-Margaret Kunze will produce with Point Grey while Josh Fagen will oversee the project alongside Lionsgate’s Chelsea Kujawa and Scott O’Brien.

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“While we are excited for the movie to speak for itself, the level of talent assembled for this special film is a testament to Jade, whose screenplay lures you in with her dazzling voice. And then eats you alive," Lionsgate Motion Picture Group’s President of Production, Erin Westerman, said in a statement.

Production is currently underway on Georgia for Miller’s Girl. The movie does not yet have a premiere date.

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Miller’s Girl is the latest casting for Jenna Ortega who has become a favorite in the horror genre as of late. Earlier this year, she had notable roles in a trio of popular horror films, appearing in the new Scream, the Foo Fighters flick Studio 666, and Ti West’s X. This follows roles in horror films like Insidious: Chapter 2 and The Babysitter: Killer Queen, though she’s also appeared in films like Iron Man 3, Yes Day, and The Fallout. Ortega is also set to reprise her Scream role in the upcoming sequel that’s arriving next year.

On the small screen, her past work includes Jane the Virgin, Stuck in the Middle, You, and Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous. Ortega will also soon appear in one of her biggest roles yet as the lead star of a new take on The Addams Family from director Tim Burton. She’s set to lead the Netflix series, dubbed Wednesday, as a new incarnation of Wednesday Addams. The show will hit Netflix this fall. You can get a sneak peek by watching a teaser trailer for the new show below.