Comedy series inspired by Kelly Ripa, Ryan Seacrest Set at ABC – Variety

ABC is developing a humorous series inspired by Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest's real life friendships.

The multi-camera series is called "Work Wife" and has been the subject of a pilot engagement on the network. It is described as an overall comedy that explores the dynamics surrounding "working spouses", who have very few boundaries with each other, and their impact on their relationships with others.

Michael Ian Black will write and produce the series. Seacrest will produce the products through Ryan Seacrest Productions alongside Nina Wass and Andrea Shay from RSP. Ripa will be executive producer with Mark Consuelos and Albert Bianchini under their Milojo banner. ABC Studios will produce.

Ripa and Seacrest currently co-host the ABC morning show, "Live with Kelly and Ryan". Ripa has been part of the show since 2001, and Seacrest joined him as a permanent co-host last year. Seacrest is also hosting ABC's reboot of "American Idol." Ripa and Seacrest are currently under global contracts at ABC Studios.

Black is known to have played in projects such as "Wet Hot American Summer", "The State" and "Another Period". As a writer, he wrote for "Another Period" and "The State", as well as for the films "Wedding Daze" and "Run, Fatboy, Run! "

Milojo Productions is replaced by CAA and Franklin Weinrib Rudell & Vassallo. The RSP is relaunched by CAA and Hansen Jacobsen. Black is taken over by UTA and Schachter / Brown.