Update (7/25) - Is there a Zoey 101 reboot in the making?
On Wednesday (7/24), Jamie Lynn Spears — who starred in the Nickelodeon show from 2005 to 2008 — addressed rumors that the beloved show would be making a comeback.
“Yo, @nickelodeon have your people call my people🤝😉 #Zoey101,” Spears, 28, posted on Instagram and Twitter, along with screenshots of various articles questioning whether or not the show is returning.
Update (7/27) - Paul Butcher, who played Zoey's little bro Dustin, has also addressed rumors that Zoey 101 would be making a comeback!:
Nickelodeon's hit noughties series Zoey 101 could be coming back to Nickelodeon - TMZ has learnt Britney Spears' little sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, is already in talks to reprise the iconic role!
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It's been 11 years since Zoey 101 wrapped up, but with so many Nick classics like All That, Are You Afraid of the Dark and Blue's Clues getting a 2nd life, TMZ are told Nickelodeon executives are now honing in on a Zoey 101 reboot.
TMZ's Nick sources tell them that Jamie Lynn has been talking with execs about the show but it's not a done deal. The site are told Jamie would reprise the iconic lead role, but with some major changes.
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First, TMZ are told the premise of the show would follow Zoey's life in SoCal ten years later at the age of 28 -- only this time, she'd have a couple of kids in the mix. Unclear if she'd have a partner or not, or if she's still involved with her character's longtime love interest, Chase (Sean Flynn).
However, sources tell TMZ this would be "Zoey with an edge", whatever that means. It's interesting too -- Jamie Lynn, herself, has had a couple kids since the series ended in '08 following four seasons of Zoey's PCA adventures ... life imitating art, no doubt.
The hit Nickelodeon classic also starred Matthew Underwood as Logan Reese, Austin Butler (James Garrett), Paul Butcher (Dustin Brooks), Erin Sanders (Quinn Pensky), Victoria Justice (Lola Martinez), Christopher Massey (Michael Barret), Alexa Nikolas (Nicole Bristow), and Kristin Herrera (Dana Cruz).
As for Austin Butler, who played James on the show, producers might have a tougher time bringing him back since his movie career is exploding. He's playing Elvis in the new Baz Luhrmann biopic.
This is huge news, especially considering the fact that Jamie Lynn just signed on for the upcoming Netflix series Sweet Magnolias. As excited as folks might be about that, this would blow that return to TV out of the water ... 'cause Zoey is a fan favorite ... especially here. #BringBackZoey
Zoey 101 ran for four seasons on Nickelodeon from January 2005 until May 2008 and followed Zoey Brooks and her friends at the formally all-boys boarding school, Pacific Coast Academy (PCA). The American comedy-drama series was filmed, in part at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. Jamie Lynn sang the show’s opening theme song, “Follow Me”, which featured her sister, Britney Spears.
The news follows Jamie Lynn making a guest appearance with her daughter Maddie on Nickelodeon's revived Double Dare in Fall 2018.
Nickelodeon was also planning a revival of iconic '90s series Clarissa Explains It All, which would of seen original star Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) reprise her role as Clarissa Darling. However, plans for that revival seem to have fizzled out.
More Nick:Melissa Joan Hart Reveals What She Would Want to See from a 'Clarissa Explains It All' Reboot!
Originally published: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 18:50 BST.
Additional sources: Hollywood Life, People, PopCulture, Bravo.
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On Wednesday (7/24), Jamie Lynn Spears — who starred in the Nickelodeon show from 2005 to 2008 — addressed rumors that the beloved show would be making a comeback.
“Yo, @nickelodeon have your people call my people🤝😉 #Zoey101,” Spears, 28, posted on Instagram and Twitter, along with screenshots of various articles questioning whether or not the show is returning.
Update (7/27) - Paul Butcher, who played Zoey's little bro Dustin, has also addressed rumors that Zoey 101 would be making a comeback!:
Nickelodeon's hit noughties series Zoey 101 could be coming back to Nickelodeon - TMZ has learnt Britney Spears' little sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, is already in talks to reprise the iconic role!
It's been 11 years since Zoey 101 wrapped up, but with so many Nick classics like All That, Are You Afraid of the Dark and Blue's Clues getting a 2nd life, TMZ are told Nickelodeon executives are now honing in on a Zoey 101 reboot.
TMZ's Nick sources tell them that Jamie Lynn has been talking with execs about the show but it's not a done deal. The site are told Jamie would reprise the iconic lead role, but with some major changes.
First, TMZ are told the premise of the show would follow Zoey's life in SoCal ten years later at the age of 28 -- only this time, she'd have a couple of kids in the mix. Unclear if she'd have a partner or not, or if she's still involved with her character's longtime love interest, Chase (Sean Flynn).
However, sources tell TMZ this would be "Zoey with an edge", whatever that means. It's interesting too -- Jamie Lynn, herself, has had a couple kids since the series ended in '08 following four seasons of Zoey's PCA adventures ... life imitating art, no doubt.
The hit Nickelodeon classic also starred Matthew Underwood as Logan Reese, Austin Butler (James Garrett), Paul Butcher (Dustin Brooks), Erin Sanders (Quinn Pensky), Victoria Justice (Lola Martinez), Christopher Massey (Michael Barret), Alexa Nikolas (Nicole Bristow), and Kristin Herrera (Dana Cruz).
As for Austin Butler, who played James on the show, producers might have a tougher time bringing him back since his movie career is exploding. He's playing Elvis in the new Baz Luhrmann biopic.
This is huge news, especially considering the fact that Jamie Lynn just signed on for the upcoming Netflix series Sweet Magnolias. As excited as folks might be about that, this would blow that return to TV out of the water ... 'cause Zoey is a fan favorite ... especially here. #BringBackZoey
Zoey 101 ran for four seasons on Nickelodeon from January 2005 until May 2008 and followed Zoey Brooks and her friends at the formally all-boys boarding school, Pacific Coast Academy (PCA). The American comedy-drama series was filmed, in part at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. Jamie Lynn sang the show’s opening theme song, “Follow Me”, which featured her sister, Britney Spears.
The news follows Jamie Lynn making a guest appearance with her daughter Maddie on Nickelodeon's revived Double Dare in Fall 2018.
Nickelodeon was also planning a revival of iconic '90s series Clarissa Explains It All, which would of seen original star Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch) reprise her role as Clarissa Darling. However, plans for that revival seem to have fizzled out.
More Nick:Melissa Joan Hart Reveals What She Would Want to See from a 'Clarissa Explains It All' Reboot!
Originally published: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 18:50 BST.
Additional sources: Hollywood Life, People, PopCulture, Bravo.
Follow NickALive! on Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit, via RSS, on Instagram, and/or Facebook for the latest Nickelodeon and Zoey 101 News and Highlights!