Whitney Houston's family will star in their own reality television show.

The late pop icon's daughter Bobbi Kristina, mother Cissy, brother Gary, sister-in-law and manager Pat Houston and Pat's daughter Rayah will all feature in the series, called The Houston Family Choronicles, which has been picked up by Lifetime.

Also scheduled to appear on the show are Houston's cousin Dionne Warwick and CeCe Winans, who performed with the singer on her hit track Count On Me.

The programme will follow Houston's family as they face the world without the I Will Always Love You pop star after she was found dead in her hotel room bath tub in February.

The network says the show will join the Houston family "as they take on their greatest challenge, supporting and guiding Bobbi Kristina as she faces the world alone, without the one person she relied on the most, her mother".

Rob Sharenow, executive vice president of programming at Lifetime Networks, said in a statement: "The tragic loss of Whitney Houston left a void in the hearts of people all over the world, but certainly none more so than her beloved family.

"In this series, the multi-generations of the Houston family will bravely reveal their lives as they bond together to heal, love, and grow."

Lifetime plans to screen 10 episodes of The Houston Family Chronicles, which will air later this year.

Pat revealed that she had been working with production company Simmons Shelley on a similar project, but Houston's untimely death changed the "direction" of the planned show.

She said in a statement: "I have been working with Simmons Shelley over the past few years developing a project suitable for myself and our family.

"The unexpected passing of Whitney certainly affects the direction of the show. However, it is my hope that others will be enlightened as they watch our family heal and move forward."