Issa Rae will find love in London in new rom-com American Princess

The upcoming movie is produced by Bridesmaids director Paul Feig.

October 11, 2018
Issa Rae will find love in London in new rom-com <i>American Princess</i> Issa Rae attends Rihanna's 4th Annual Diamond Ball at Cipriani Wall Street on September 13, 2018 in New York.   Angela Weiss/Getty

Issa Rae has signed up to star in American Princess, a new rom-com set in London. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Insecure creator will play a woman who moves to London and is "drawn into a world of wealth and high society and falls in love in a very unexpected way." The actor playing her love interest is currently unknown.

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American Princess will be directed by Stella Meghi and produced by Paul Feig, whose credits include Bridesmaids and this summer's A Simple Favor. The script, meanwhile, was written by Insecure executive producer Amy Aniobi.

Season 3 of Insecure ended last month on HBO. Rae can also currently be seen in Amandla Stenberg movie, The Hate U Give. In September she hosted Rihanna's fourth Diamond Ball in New York.

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Issa Rae will find love in London in new rom-com American Princess