Nick Lachey's gonna live forever...at least in the annals of MTV reality shows.
The former boy bander has signed on to develop and executive produce an as-yet-untitled unscripted musical drama for MTV, which is being touted as a real-life version of Fame.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the series—which is hoping to be for performing arts schools what Laguna Beach was for beachside enclaves—will follow a group of multitalented students at Lachey's alma mater, the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati.
The show will meld footage of the students performing with the drama in their lives, per the trade, and play out like an edgier High School Musical; expect lots of student performances, rehearsals and impromptu dance sessions.
"The stories and relationships are all set to music that's organic in what's going on in the school and also performed by the kids," the MTV executive VP of series development and programming, Tony DiSanto, said, before busting into the requisite spiel on the cutting-edge nature of the program.
"This is a genre-busting, creative experiment I'm really excited about."
While the pilot has yet to be produced, the school has a history of producing showbiz-ready pupils. In addition to Lachey and his brother Drew, the school boasts Sarah Jessica Parker, Carmen Electra and character actor Todd Louiso among its alumni.
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