Hilary Duff plans TV return

Singer and actress Hilary Duff stops by MuchMusic's street-level studio to chat with fans and promote the "Blessings in a Backpack" charity program in aid of at-risk children in schools in Toronto, Canada on March 6, 2009. (UPI Photo/Christine Chew)

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Published: Aug. 14, 2012 at 8:08 PM

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. actress and singer Hilary Duff has confirmed via Twitter she is set to star in and produce a new television series.

"Ok it's official! Very excited about my development deal with 20th century fox!! t.v. here I come! :)," she tweeted.

Deadline said the studio is developing a half-hour comedy vehicle for the 24-year-old star but, if the project doesn't work out for some reason, can cast her in another comedy or drama series.

Duff told E! News in June she is also heading back to the recording studio.

"I'm getting kind of nervous," she said at the time. "Next week I have all these meetings set with different producers and writers. I'm excited to start that process and I'm so nervous."

Duff is best known for her work on TV's "Lizzie McGuire" and "Gossip Girl." Her film credits include "The Lizzie McGuire Movie," "Agent Cody Banks," "Cheaper by the Dozen," "A Cinderella Story" and "Cheaper by the Dozen 2."