Coming this winter, Ciara and Russell Wilson, with the assistance of their manufacturing firm, Why Not You Productions, will carry Sarah Rector’s story to life on display, with Sarah’s Oil. In the 1900s, Rector grew to become America’s first Black feminine millionaire at simply 11 years outdated.

According to Deadline, the movie is impressed by Tonya Bolden’s e book Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America. The movie will observe Rector, who was born in Oklahoma Indian Territory and “believes there is oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted and whose faith is proven right. As greedy oil sharks close in, Sarah turns to her family, friends, and some Texas wildcatters to maintain control of her oil-rich land,” per the movie’s synopsis.

Alongside Ciara and Russell, Wyldwood’s Sherry Kang, Kingdom Story Company’s Tony Young and Katelyn Botsch, and Robert Scott Fort are additionally credited as govt producers, Deadline studies.

Zachary Levi and Naya Desir-Johnson (The Equalizer) are set to star because the movie’s leads. Other forged members featured within the Amazon MGM Studios mission embrace Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery), Garret Dillahunt (Raising Hope), Bridget Regan (Jane the Virgin), Kenric Green (The Walking Dead), Adyan Copes (Who Is Christmas Eve?), Stelio Savante (The Cleaning Lady), and Mel Rodriguez (The Last Man on Earth).

“Sarah’s Oil is a film that is truly a labor of love,” Julie Rapaport, Head of Film, Production and Development at Amazon MGM Studios, advised Deadline. “We’re honored to take part in telling the inspiring true story of Sarah Rector, and we cannot wait for audiences to experience it on the big screen.”

Ciara shared the movie’s official trailer on her Instagram, writing within the caption, “Remember her name…Sarah. Let’s share her faith-based story with the world!” Sarah’s Oil is scheduled to be launched in theaters on December 25, 2025.