RELATED STORIES There will be no musical numbers about COVID when Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist returns for Season 2 on Tuesday, Jan. 5 (NBC, 8/7c). While many of this fall’s dramas and comedies have addressed the global coronavirus outbreak with significant arcs (see: Grey’s Anatomy) or the occasional mention and mask-wearing (This Is Us), Zoey’s showrunner […]
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Zoey’s Playlist Promotes 4 Actors to Series Regular Ahead of Season 2
A handful of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist actors have even more reason to sing. The NBC musical dramedy has handed series-regular promotions to four previously-recurring cast members, including Andrew Leeds and Alice Lee, who play Zoey’s older brother David and sister-in-law Emily, respectively. Also receiving full-time Season 2 upgrades are Michael Thomas Grant and Kapil Talwalkar, […]
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist Review: NBC’s Musical Dramedy Is Ambitious, But Tries to Play Too Many Notes
Who says network shows are too safe these days? In a sea of bland sitcom revivals and by-the-book procedurals, NBC is taking a huge swing with Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist — debuting Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 10/9c; I’ve seen the first three episodes — starring Jane Levy as a woman who starts hearing strangers’ innermost thoughts […]
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist Musical Drama Gets NBC Series Order
NBC is ready to make beautiful music with Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, by giving a series order to the Jane Levy-led drama. Described as a “joyous and celebratory drama,” the series stars the Suburgatory alum as Zoey Clarke, a whip-smart computer coder who is forging her way in San Francisco. Following an unusual event, Zoey starts […]
