Reality TV is going to club land — with New York nightlife impresario Amy Sacco as the guide.
The force behind legendary hotspot Bungalow 8 is finishing a pilot for Bravo about her life backstage at the nightclub.
The cable network — famous for its “Real Housewives” series — has not committed yet to a full series.
But the network has funded a one-show experiment to see if a series about the rarified world of Manhattan clubs will fly — clubs that charge $20 for a glass of champagne.
It will be something of a departure for Bravo, which has made stars out of big-personality hairstylists, real-estate brokers and personal trainers — but has never ventured into New York nightlife before.
“I think it’s so much more than a pilot. It’s an incredible narrative of Amy as the queen of night,” says Sacco’s longtime friend Michael Flutie, who is also an executive producer on the proposed series.
The pilot was made by Charlie Corwin, a veteran reality TV producer responsible for such shows as “The Rachel Zoe Project” and “The Philanthropist.”
“It’s going to be about every facet of her life,” Corwin says, “from personal to business. It’s going to be about a woman in a cutthroat, male-dominated industry, and an entrepreneur in a recession.”
The show will reportedly follow Sacco as she begins a new nightlife venture on West 17th Street.
After years of friends telling her that she should be on TV, Sacco finally agreed.
Corwin says that Sacco’s personality translates well to the small screen.
“She’s definitely a star,” he says. “I think people will love to watch Amy, and they’ll love her for all the same reasons that everybody else does. She’s incredibly charismatic and funny and smart and dynamic.”
Sacco’s nightclub Bungalow 8 was once the exclusive refuge for celebrities and socialites and boasted the toughest door policy in the city. But the buzz has died down around the Chelsea hangout and nightlife mavens have been predicting its demise for awhile.
In fact, Bungalow 8 has been closed for over a month now — and many wonder if it will ever re-open.
Sacco batted down rumors that the club will be permanently shuttered, telling Page Six just last week that it was simply closed for renovations.
But records show that the club has not filed for renovation permits with the city’s Department of Buildings, and Bungalow 8’s phone line is disconnected.
With her earlier hot spots Lot 61 and Bette closed and Bungalow 8 in nightlife limbo, a reality show may offer Sacco the jumpstart she needs.
She has had her share of personal financial problems of late. In the past two years, the IRS has filed two tax liens against her, for $179,000 and $82,000.