Comedy superstar Miranda Sings has signed a deal to make an eight-part series for Netflix. The series, taking its cue from one of Miranda's catchphrases, will be called Haters Back Off.

The American character, created by Colleen Ballinger-Evans, made her name through her D-I-Y YouTube clips in which she offered advice, talked about her home life and sang so-bad-they-are-brilliant pop cover versions.

The hope is that the series will capitalise on the character's huge digital following. Miranda Sings' YouTube channel has nearly 6 million subscribers. She announced the news with a YouTube clip which, according to Variety, attracted 30,000 views within ten minutes.

Watch Miranda Sing's YouTube announcement here.