Ryan Seacrest to produce The Nanny Diaries

Ryan Seacrest has another project! He will be producing the TV version of The Nanny Diaries for ABC along with the Weinstein Co.

I'm wondering if this will go to ABC Family or ABC itself. Also, this is what you do with your hard-earned American Idol moolah -- diversify! If The Nanny Diaries become a franchise hit, then Seacrest can start producing other non-reality shows.

Go Ryan!

From Deadline:

In the Weinstein Co's first major move in scripted television since launching a TV division in January and tapping Meryl Poster to run it, the company is finalizing a deal with ABC for a TV version of The Nanny Diaries to be written by Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and executive produced by Ryan Seacrest. This marks the first foray into scripted TV for reality mogul Seacrest, who signaled earlier this year his intention to expand into comedy and drama. Seacrest is executive producing the hourlong project with Harvey Weinstein and Sherman-Palladino.

The Nanny Diaries, which will be laid off at ABC Studios, will be based on the 2002 bestselling book by former Manhattan nannies Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, which the Weinstein Co. turned into a feature in 2007 with Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney and Paul Giamatti starring. It is a satiric look at upper-class Manhattan society through the eyes of the nannies who work for them.

Via Deadline