If you love musicals, NBC’s new series Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist may just satiate your needs!
If there’s a song in your heart, it will get in her head. Jane Levy stars in this high-concept drama as Zoey Clarke, a whip-smart computer coder forging her way in San Francisco. 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 neighbour, Mo, and making a breakthrough with her ailing father, Zoey soon realises this unwanted curse may just be an incredibly wonderful gift as she connects with the world like never before.
The series stars Jane Levy (Suburgatory), Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect), Alex Newell (Glee), John Clarence Stewart (What/If), with Peter Gallagher (The O.C.) and Mary Steenburgen (The Last Man on Earth). Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) is a special guest star.
Austin Winsberg will write and executive produce. Richard Shepard will direct and executive produce (pilot only). Paul Feig, Jessie Henderson, Kim Tannenbaum and Eric Tannenbaum, David Blackman and Daniel Inkeles will executive produce. Jason Wang will co-executive produce. Dan Magnante will produce.
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist premieres January 7th on NBC with a special preview of the first episode. The series will then move to its regular timeslot on February 16th (with a re-airing of the pilot at 8pm).
I am dying to watch this show! I love Jane Levy and Skylar Astin and could always use more musicals in my life