Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Stock Option Activity (Details) - 2020 Plan	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares shares
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)
Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life at September 30, 2020	10 years
Stock Option
Number of Nonvested Options
Granted \| shares	1,633,000
Forfeited/cancelled \| shares	(7,531)
Outstanding at September 30, 2020 \| shares	1,625,469
Vested at September 30, 2020 \| shares	647,707
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Granted \| $ / shares	$ 5.00
Forfeited/cancelled \| $ / shares	5.00
Outstanding at September 30, 2020 \| $ / shares	5.00
Vested at September 30, 2020 \| $ / shares	$ 5.00
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)
Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life at September 30, 2020	9 years 10 months 24 days
Vested, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life at September 30, 2020	9 years 9 months 18 days

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Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options vested weighted average remaining contractual term.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award options weighted average remaining contractual life.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Weighted average price at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance under the stock option plan.

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Weighted average price at which grantees could have acquired the underlying shares with respect to stock options that were terminated.

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Weighted average per share amount at which grantees can acquire shares of common stock by exercise of options.

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Number of non-vested options outstanding.

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Number of non-vested options forfeited.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of options vested.

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