Is Zayn Malik planning to kick start his acting career?

Zayn has reportedly started talks with fellow producers

Singer Zayn Malik is all set to star in a new television series which is based on the formation of a successful boy band.

The former One Direction star has teamed up with Law & Order creator Dick Wolf and his wife Noelle Wolf to help produce a scripted show called Boys, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

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"Zayn has started talks with his fellow producers about him appearing in a couple of episodes of Boys. He's really keen to kick off his acting career and sees this as the perfect opportunity to do so, especially as he will have a lot of creative control," a source told The Sun newspaper.

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"The discussions are still ongoing and there is still a chance he may just play himself in the show. Either way, he is taking his role as executive producer very seriously and sees this as a big stepping stone to working more on TV and film in the future," the source added.

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