John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, The Highwaymen) is writing and directing the film.
The Little Things follows a burned-out Kern County, Calif. deputy sheriff named Deke (Washington) who teams with Baxter, a crack LASD detective (Malek), to reel in a wily serial killer.
Morales appeared in the popular TV comedy Parks & Recreation and played the title character in the NBC series Abby.
Deke’s nose for the “little things” proves eerily accurate, but his willingness to circumvent the rules embroils Baxter in a soul-shattering dilemma.