It is located in Dayton in the South Ward on 15 acres (6.1 ha) of land overlooking Weequahic Golf Course west of Newark Liberty International Airport.

Lionsgate is to be the key tenant with naming rights, and the project is being built by Great Point Studios.

It includes five soundstages ranging from 20,000 to 30,000 square feet and additional space for on-site production support services such as catering, offices, and prop handling.

[5] The venture is billed as likely to generate up to 600 jobs and up to $800 million in economic impact for Newark and the state.

[6][7] In 2024, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that Newark Liberty International Airport rail station, which had been inaccessible to the neighborhood, would be opened to allow rail travel to and from the neighborhood from New York City and points west.