Alan S Kim, the child actor from Minari, and Eighth Grade star Elsie Fisher will be starring in the upcoming movie, Latchkey Kids.

John J Budion will direct the dark comedy from a script by Meaghan Cleary.

The story is about Shae (Kim), a bright nine-year-old boy, who befriends an eccentric teenage girl (Fisher) looking to escape the troubling life that her mother has created for her, all the while the local enforcement believe the boy might be offing his babysitters.

Ken H Keller and Caron Rudner will produce the feature, while Brendan Thomas, Cory Thompson, David Polemeni and Donald Malter will serve as executive producers.

Production of Latchkey Kids will start in June this year.