Valery Ortiz won’t be sitting much in October…

The Disney Channel will premiere its new live-action comedy Gabby Duran & the Unsittables, starring the 35-year-old Puerto Rican actress, on Friday, October 11 at 9:00 pm.

The series, which received a straight-to-series order from the network, is based on the novel by Elise Allen and Daryle Conners, with 12-year-old newcomer Kylie Cantrall in the title role.

Ortiz portrays Gabby’s caring and career-driven mom Dina. 

Co-written by Mike Alber and Gabe Snyder, the series focuses on Gabby Duran (Cantrall), who constantly feels like she’s living in the shadows of her uber-polished, successful mother and whip-smart younger sister. She finally finds her moment to shine when she inadvertently lands an out-of-this-world job to babysit an unruly group of very important extraterrestrial children who are hiding out on Earth with their families, disguised as everyday kids. Fearless and unapologetically bold, Gabby steps up to the challenge to protect these youngsters and their secret identities, and prove she’s the best babysitter in the galaxy.

Nzingha Stewart directed the first episode.

Starring alongside Cantrall and Ortiz are Maxwell Acee Donovan as Gabby’s bestie and conspiracy-theorist Wesley; Coco Christo as Gabby’s overachieving little sis Olivia; Callan Farris as Jeremy, Gabby’s first babysitting assignment; and Nathan Lovejoy as the wacky Principal Swift.

Ortiz’s previous credits include television appearances on Switched at Birth, Hit The Floorand Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,