Dan Shaner and Michael Testa Set to Cast Nick at Nite Project

Nick at Nite's English-language adaptation of Mexican telenovela "Alcanzar una Estrella" will be cast by Dan Shaner and Michael Testa, Back Stage confirmed with Nickelodeon. Nick is partnering with Televisa to produce the series about a teenage girl who wins a songwriting contest sponsored by her teen idol, and winds up becoming a star herself. Currently the English-language version is without a title, although the Spanish title translates to "To Reach for a Star."  The show has been given an 80-episode order, and is set to get under way in March.

This will be the third current series for Shaner/Testa, as the also cast "Ringer" for the CW and ABC Family's "Make It or Break It."