Seventeen-year-old Zendaya’s Disney Channel pilot “K.C. Undercover” has just been picked up. She is playing the lead role in the upcoming comedy.
The show (formally known as “Super Awesome Katy”) follows a high school student (Zendaya) as she travels in her parents footsteps as a spy. Zendaya will not only star in the show but will also be listed as a co-producer.
Kadeem Hardison (“A Different World”) and Tammy Townsend (“The Client List”) will be playing her parents, Craig and Kira Cooper. The show also stars Kamil McFadden (“House of Payne”) and Veronica Dunne (“Our Wild Hearts”). The show was created by Corrine Marshall.
“K.C. Undercover” is set to premiere in early 2015, with production beginning this summer.