Ashley Tisdale is transforming a painful personal experience into a comedic project, developing a new half-hour comedy series for Netflix inspired by the viral essay she wrote about leaving her celebrity mom group.

The series, titled "Toxic Moms," comes after Tisdale's January essay for The Cut, titled "Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group," sparked widespread conversation and speculation about the dynamics of modern motherhood and friendship. The project is being developed with comedian Sabrina Jalees, who is writing the script, and "Beef" star Ali Wong, who is attached as an executive producer and may direct if the series moves forward.

According to the official logline, the dark comedy follows a sleep-deprived new mother who becomes entangled with a clique of wealthy, seemingly perfect mothers. When the group reveals its darker side, the series poses a provocative question: "In the isolation of motherhood, how far would you go to taste community?".

Tisdale, who shares two young daughters with her husband Christopher French, is expected to star in the series and serve as an executive producer alongside Jalees and Wong. The project is currently in development at Netflix.

The announcement comes just six months after Tisdale's personal essay, which detailed her feelings of being excluded from group activities and social gatherings, leaving her feeling like she was "back in high school". The essay quickly went viral and fueled intense online speculation about which celebrity moms were involved, with fans pointing to Hilary Duff, Mandy Moore, and Meghan Trainor.

While Tisdale never named anyone in her essay, her representative later clarified that the women circulating online were not the subjects of her story. The speculation led to public responses from the other celebrities, with Duff calling the situation "upsetting" and saying she felt "used," while Moore described the controversy as reinforcing "this silly trope that women can't be supportive of one another". Trainor later revealed that Tisdale personally reached out to apologize after her "name got dragged in".

The series development marks a creative pivot for the "High School Musical" star, who has also built a successful lifestyle brand, Frenshe, which has achieved significant retail success. Tisdale shared the news on her Instagram with a screenshot of the Deadline report, captioning it, "I guess we all can be a little toxic".

"Toxic Moms" joins Netflix's growing slate of female-led comedies. Should it receive a series order, it would add to recent hits such as "Running Point," "Nobody Wants This," and "A Man on the Inside".