New Live-Action Comedy for Disney Channel

BURBANK: Disney Channel has ordered the live-action comedy A.N.T. Farm (working title), to begin production in early 2011.

The series stars China McClain (House of Payne) as a middle-schooler who is a music prodigy and gets into an accelerated program, Accelerated Natural Talents, at the local high school. She and the other "ANTS" must learn to navigate high school as grade-skipping newbies. Also on board are Sierra McCormick (Ramona and Beezus), Jake Short (Dexter), Stefanie Scott (Flipped) and Zach Steel.