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A new comedy series titled Invisible Women penned by Mrs. Doubtfire screenwriter Randi Mayem Singer is in the works. Mrs. Doubtfire came out in 1993 and is one of Robin Williams' best-known films. Additionally, it is one of Singer's top credits. She also wrote Tooth Fairy and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip and created the TV series Hudson Street and Jack and Jill.

Deadline confirmed that Singer will write the pilot episode for Sony Pictures Television's Invisible Women. The series will focus on a woman who literally becomes invisible after she ages out of the conventional age bracket in which society finds women attractive and relevant. Having worked in the TV and film industries since 1987, Singer is familiar with how older women are often valued for their youth and is excited to write a pilot based on this concept. She said:

“I love the idea of invisibility as a metaphor for when women are no longer ‘seen’ as we were in younger years. The fun comes with making invisibility a superpower as well as an identity crisis.”

Invisible Women is based on a novel titled Calling Invisible Women, written by Jeanne Ray and published in 2012. The novel centers on a mother in her 50s who realizes that people have started looking at her differently because of her age. One day, she wakes up invisible, but her family doesn't even realize she's missing. Television is a great medium for this concept as Singer can make some intriguing visual choices with how the protagonist and other "invisible women" are portrayed, and the premise has the potential to expand over seasons.

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In Invisible Women, a woman “of a certain age” wakes up one day to find herself literally invisible and soon realizes she’s not alone.