Netflix has acquired the distribution rights to Kim Kardashian's upcoming comedy, The Fifth Wheel.
Deadline has confirmed that the streaming giant outbid its competitors to buy the hot title, set to be produced by Kardashian alongside co-writer Paula Pell. The script is co-penned by Janine Brito (One Day at a Time).
Plot details for the movie are being kept under wraps, but it's known that Kardashian will play the titular the "fifth wheel" alongside a female ensemble cast. Additional casting is still yet to be announced.
What to Read Next
Related: Kim Kardashian "unrecognisable" with short hair in new photos
The comedy marks Kardashian's first lead role in a film. The reality TV star and shapewear entrepreneur has had minor roles in 2008's spoof comedy Disaster Movie and the two PAW Patrol films, in which she voices sassy poodle Delores.
The Fifth Wheel is part of Netflix's upcoming mid-budget slate of films, which includes A Family Affair with Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Joey King, Lonely Planet starring Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth, Dan Levy's directorial debut Good Grief in which he stars opposite Ruth Negga, Himesh Patel and Luke Evans, and Tyler Perry's Six Triple Eight featuring Kerry Washington.
Related: Love Island star makes surprise cameo on The Kardashians
Meanwhile, Kardashian is enjoying the success of her performance in American Horror Story: Delicate, where she plays a ruthless publicist to Emma Roberts' protagonist Anna Victoria Alcott.
An adaptation of Danielle Valentine's book Delicate Condition, the series sees Kardashian's Sioban Corbyn going to great lengths to secure a spot in the limelight and a shot at an award to her client.
The cast of the season, split into two parts, is rounded out by Matt Crzuchry as Anna Victoria's husband Dex Harding, as well as a bunch of AHS veterans and new faces.
American Horror Story and The Kardashians season 4 are currently streaming on Disney+.
You Might Like...
Reporter, Digital Spy
Stefania is a freelance writer specialising in TV and movies. After graduating from City University, London, she covered LGBTQ+ news and pursued a career in entertainment journalism, with her work appearing in outlets including Little White Lies, The Skinny, Radio Times and Digital Spy.
Her beats are horror films and period dramas, especially if fronted by queer women. She can argue why Scream is the best slasher in four languages (and a half).
