Ariana Madix to Star in Sci-Fi Housewives Drama at Peacock

Ariana Madix will executive produce and star in "Future Housewives," a drama series in development at Peacock, continuing her crossover from reality television into scripted acting.

The project takes a meta approach to Madix's unscripted career. Its official logline reads: "In the decadent asteroid colony of New Beverly Hills, wealthy socialites juggle bioengineered beauty regimens, ruthless rivalries and interplanetary scandals. But when a young, starry-eyed outsider unexpectedly upends their glamorous world, it exposes just how far they've drifted out of touch in a society evolving beyond superficiality in this sharply satirical yet surprisingly heartfelt reinvention of reality TV."

Brandon Braga is writing the series. Braga is best known for writing on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Voyager," and he co-created "Star Trek: Enterprise." He is repped by WME.

Seth MacFarlane executive produces through his Fuzzy Door banner alongside Erica Huggins. Fuzzy Door's Jaron Lanier serves as co-executive producer, while Rachel Hargreaves-Heald and Emily Kochman are overseeing the project. Universal Global Television is the studio.

Madix first rose to prominence as a cast member on Bravo's "Vanderpump Rules," which she appeared on for 11 years. She currently hosts "Love Island USA" on Peacock.

Her acting career began on Broadway, where she made her debut as Roxie Hart in "Chicago." She currently stars as Connie Francis in "Just in Time." On screen, she has had guest roles on NBC's "St. Denis Medical" and ABC's "Will Trent."

Madix recently launched her own production banner, Over Fences. "Future Housewives" is the company's first scripted project. She is repped by Gersh, Venture Entertainment Partners and Hansen Jacobson Teller.

The pairing of a veteran "Star Trek" writer with a reality-TV star turned Broadway headliner signals Peacock's continued investment in high-concept genre programming built around recognizable personalities, and "Future Housewives" will test whether Over Fences can establish itself as a scripted force.