New socialite drops in for E! series

August 09, 2007 Entertainment Television has found its next socialite-centric comedic reality series. The cable network has greenlighted an untitled series, from Ryan Seacrest Prods. and Bunim-Murray Prods., starring 26-year-old socialite Kim Kardashian, daughter of the late Robert Kardashian, one of the attorneys who defended O.J. Simpson during his murder trial, and stepdaughter of Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner. The series also will star Kardashian's "Brady Bunch"-style family, which includes her "fiercely competitive and hormonal" sisters, Kourtney, 28, and Khloe, 23; half sisters Kendall, 11, and Kylie, 9; their "firecracker" mother, Kris, who doubles as Kim Kardashian's "stressed-out" manager; and stepdad Jenner, who is described as quiet and conservative.

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