Paramount+’s Zoey 102 revival movie is gearing as much as be a nostalgic stroll down reminiscence lane for followers.
The unique sequence, which aired on Nickelodeon from 2005 till 2008, targeted on the lives of Zoey Brooks (Jamie Lynn Spears) and her brother, Dustin (Paul Butcher), as they attended fictional boarding college Pacific Coast Academy and made associates alongside the way in which. Shortly after its debut, the teenager drama discovered success and went on to win awards together with an Emmy for Excellent Youngsters’s Program in 2005.
In December 2007, Spears introduced that she was anticipating her first baby on the age of 16. Though the information wasn’t the explanation behind Zoey 101’s remaining season, the present got here to an finish lower than one yr later.
“Even at this time, folks nonetheless have their ideas about it. I didn’t grow to be pregnant till in all probability six months after we wrapped or one thing like that, however a number of the episodes had not aired but,” the actress informed Nylon in 2020. “I feel that there was a dialog with Nickelodeon, rightfully so, of, ‘Can we air these episodes?’ However the present had already wrapped and there was by no means a negotiation to enter any extra seasons. We had been too previous. It was achieved.”
Because the present’s conclusion, lots of the solid members continued to point out their assist for a possible revival.
“Zoey was the issue solver and the good-at-everything woman. However we have to add some depth to her,” Spears informed The Hollywood Reporter in Could 2020. “She and Chase would positively have some sort of tangled love story. I don’t suppose they’d have simply left PCA and gotten married. Perhaps Zoey can be working in vogue in some capability.”
In honor of the tenth anniversary of the present’s Time Capsule episode, Sean Flynn (who performed Chase) and Christopher Massey (who performed Michael) reunited to movie a brief clip.
Throughout the 2015 video, which aired on Teen Nick, Chase was planning to function to his present girlfriend earlier than Michael interrupted to inform him what Zoey stated in her time capsule DVD. Chase finally dumped his girlfriend to search out Zoey — ending on a cliffhanger.
A number of of the OG stars later teamed up for a reimagined model of the Zoey 101 “Comply with Me” theme track earlier than information broke concerning the revival film.
“I’m past thrilled to be again alongside my PCA household and proceed the story of Zoey and all of the characters followers know and love,” Spears stated in a January 2023 assertion. “As an government producer, it’s been an thrilling alternative to work with such unbelievable expertise in addition to Paramount+ and Nickelodeon.”
Spears supplied glimpses on the filming course of earlier than the movie debuted on Paramount+.
“I don’t know why they trusted the individuals who don’t drink to open the champagne, however it’s formally an image WRAP on #ZOEY102 🎬 We cannot wait to share this particular expertise with all of you 🤍🤍🤍,” she captioned an Instagram publish in March 2023.
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