"Maid In Manhattan" Hits TV: Jennifer Lopez To Produce ABC Dramedy

ABC is bringing the Jennifer Lopez starrer "Maid in Manhattan" to the small screen. The network is in negotiations for a series adaptation of the 2002 romantic comedy to be penned by Chad Hodge and executive produced by Lopez, Joe Roth and the film's producer, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas. The hourlong dramedy, which is getting a put pilot commitment, is not a remake of the hit feature, which centered on Marisa Ventura (Lopez), a struggling single mother from the Bronx who works as a maid at a swanky Manhattan hotel, where a rising politician guest (Ralph Fiennes) falls for her after mistaking her for a wealthy socialite. "The show is a different maid in a different Manhattan," Hodge said. (link)