Eddie Murphy will star in a Christmas movie for the first time. The American actor in the film “Candy Cane Lane” plays Chris, who is on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual holiday decorating contest.

The Amazon Prime Video film also stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Julian Bell, Chris Redd, Nick Offerman and more.

The film is written by Kelly Younger, who inspired the story from her own childhood experiences vacationing at Christmas in the Candy Cane Lane neighborhood of El Segundo, California, and directed by Reginald Hudlin.

I can’t wait for people to see the movie Candy Cane Lane. I’ve wanted to make a Christmas movie my whole life, but I wanted it to be something fresh and surprising. Eddie Murphy and the hilarious cast are delightful“, said the director.

Amazon announced in a press release that the film will be released on December 1st.