Los Angeles, Jan. 8 -- Emmy-winning director Bridget Stokes is all set to direct a genre-bending detective story 'Zugzwang'.

In 2022, Stokes made history as the first Black woman to win an Emmy for directing a variety series, recognized for her work on HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, created by Robin Thede.

Now, Stokes wrote and will direct the fantasy-noir, which centers on a private detective named Lady who, the logline explains, "takes on a risky case in hopes of redemption, only to find herself pulled into an ever-expanding world of corruption," as per Variety.

Christina Elmore has come on board as a lead. The project will also feature Hannah Love Lanier ("Lioness"), Kathreen Khavari ("This Is Spinal Tap 2") and Angel Laketa Moore ...