Hilary Duff signs with Atlantic for comeback album and docuseries

Hilary Duff has signed with Atlantic Records and will be the subject of a docuseries chronicling her return to music, the actress and singer announced this week as she prepares to release her first album in a decade. The announcement, which the label confirmed, said the series will follow Duff as she records new material, rehearses live shows and balances family life ahead of what would be her first performances in more than 10 years.

The docuseries will be directed and executive produced by Sam Wrench, whose recent credits include concert films and specials for major pop acts. According to the label, the project will capture the "ups, downs and everything in between" as Duff readies new songs and stage rehearsals, and will include candid interviews, stylized performances and unseen personal footage. Neither the record nor the series has a title or release date, and Atlantic declined to provide further details, including when talks began or which label executives are overseeing the project.

Duff's last full-length studio album, Breathe In. Breathe Out., was released in June 2015. She rose to prominence in the early 2000s as the star of a Disney Channel series and consolidated...