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May 16, 2021. (2021-05-16) Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist is an American jukebox musical comedy-drama television series created by Austin Winsberg that premiered on January 7, 2020, on NBC. The series stars Jane Levy as Zoey Clarke, a software developer who discovers she has the ability to hear the innermost thoughts of people as songs.
Jan 7, 2020 · Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist boasts some recognizable names with musical theater chops. Alongside Jane Levy's Zoey, there's Max, who's played by Skylar Astin (of Pitch Perfect fame). Max is Zoey's co-worker and best friend, and he also looks to be in love with her. Alex Newell (who portrayed Unique on Glee) plays Mo, Zoey's neighbor, an ...
Feb 15, 2020 · Z oey's Extraordinary Playlist is a quirky, vibrant trip down musical lane, but the series is much more than a candy-colored tale centered on Zoey (Jane Levy), an insulated 20-something woman who ...
- "Unwritten" (2.5) As if the Max/Zoey/Simon love triangle wasn't enough, this season of Zoey's introduced a third potential heartthrob in Felix Mallard's Aiden.
- "Carry On" (2.1) In the first episode of Season 2, the Clarke family is still processing the death of Mitch. David and Emily have just welcomed their son, Miles and Maggie are trying to hold it all together for her kids.
- "Don't Stop Me Now" (2.11) In episode 11, Zoey reluctantly participates in a San Francisco race to please her boyfriend, Simon, who is clearly having the time of his life given his heartfelt Queen performance.
- "Numb" (2.5) Much of Mo and Max's storylines this season involved their new business venture. They created the restaurant MaxiMo, but not without the help of an investor or two.
- The Show Was Inspired by Creator Austin Winsberg’S Father
- Jane Levy Didn’T Have to Audition to Play Zoey, It Was Offered to Her
- It Was Jane Levy Who Suggested That Lauren Graham Should Play Her Boss
- The Show Has A Music Budget and Specific Song Rules
- The Show Uses A Mix of Pre-Recorded Audio & Live Performances
- The Show Films in Canada
- It Took Eight Takes to Film Skylar Astin’s Con Te Partirò Sequence
- Peter Gallagher Had Always Known That His Time on The Show Was Limited
- Lauren Graham Had to Exit Season 2 Due to Covid
For Winsberg, the entire process of creating the show and overseeing its production has been extremely personal. After all, the family story arc surrounding the titular character had been based on his own experiences with his father. “From the onset of diagnosis of my dad's PSP, progressive supranuclear palsy, to him passing away was nine months…,”...
For the show to work, it needed an actress that could also sing and dance. As it turns out, Winsberg had always known she was multi-talented since she did a musical in 2014 entitled Bang, Bang Baby that was featured at the Toronto Film Festival. “I was the lead of that and it was a strange ’60s, Ann Margret, on acid musical. And so there’s footage ...
Graham is one actress who’s been in an impressive number of hit shows. In fact, early on in her career, she starred in sitcoms such as Seinfeld and Townies. Graham also happens to be good friends with Levy. RELATED: Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist: 5 Worst Things Zoey Did To Simon (& 5 Worst He Did To Her) And so, Graham had known about the show whil...
As fans may have realized by now, music is an integral part of the show. As a matter of fact, every episode of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist features several musical numbers. To make this possible, the show plans its playlist way ahead of time. The selection always adheres to Winsberg’s criteria. “The songs need to advance the plot, the character, ...
For the show’s cast, pulling off elaborate music numbers can be tricky. After all, it’s not just the singing aspect that they have to worry about. There’s a lot of choreography involved too. And when the time came for Levy to shoot the episode (the one entitled Zoey’s Extraordinary Glitch) where she performs six songs, the actress told The Playlist...
Just like several Disney productions, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist also films in Canada. As it turned out, the production location also worked in the show’s favor when COVID protocols came into play. As Winsberg has told Paste, it was “a little bit easier” to shoot in Canada and it also helped that the country had lower number of cases. That said,...
The Pitch Perfect star is no stranger to productions that involve a lot of music performances. That said, it’s not every day that he is asked to perform a song in Italian. Hence, when time came to shoot his Con Te Partiròsequence, Astin wanted to make sure that every aspect of it was perfect. RELATED: Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist: 5 Worst Things Z...
On the show, Zoey’s father passes away during the season’s finale entitled Zoey’s Extraordinary Dad. As it turns out, Gallagher had signed up for the show knowing that his character’s story arc may end sooner than he’d like. While speaking with Entertainment Weekly, the actor admitted that it was “hard to be part of a powerful story that you really...
The show had no intention of losing Graham but sadly, the crew had to deal with circumstances beyond their control. As many would know, COVID forced a lot of show and movie productions to delay filming. And for Graham, this had caused scheduling conflict since the actress was also due to shoot The Mighty Ducks series for Disney+. “As the dates got ...
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist: Created by Austin Winsberg. With Jane Levy, Skylar Astin, Alex Newell, John Clarence Stewart. A young woman discovers she has the ability to hear the innermost thoughts of people around her as songs and musical numbers.
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After an unusual event, Zoey, who always preferred podcasts over pop songs, suddenly starts to hear the innermost wants, thoughts and desires of the people around her - her family, co-workers and complete strangers - through popular songs. At first, she questions her own sanity, but after getting some guidance from her musically adept neighbor, Mo, and making a breakthrough with her ailing ...
