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Angus MacLachlan wrote 2005’s terrific indie Junebug, which put Amy Adams on the big-time map and earned her a Supporting Actress Oscar nomination in a heartbreaking performance. It also put MacLachlan on the map with his first screenplay, and it was an auspicious start. Since then he has added directing…

The options on the cast of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, headlined by Jane Levy, expired earlier this week, and they have not been extended, I have learned. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist lead studio Lionsgate Television has been looking to find a new home for the show since NBC canceled the series three weeks ago…

Jane Levy, star of NBC’s recently canceled musical comedy-drama Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, says the network’s decision not to renew the series is a “wrong move,” and suggests a show “about love” is much needed in a “crime and guns”-heavy TV line-up. "I'm sorry, but I have to say this: I look at the new NBC lineup…

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’s characters have performed their last heart song as NBC opted not to renew the musical dramedy. Lionsgate Television, which co-produces with Universal Television the Austin Winsberg series, revealed that it will not move on at NBC after two seasons. The studio will mount an aggressive…

The cast of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist might have performed their last number. NBC has opted not to give a third-season renewal to the musical dramedy with a passionate following, which topped USA Today's annual Save Our Shows poll for a second consecutive year. The decision comes three and a half weeks after the…

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the season two finale of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Goodbye.” Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is no stranger to elaborate music and dance numbers, but the heart song at the end of the season two finale has its lead, and possibly viewers, asking…

Certainly one of the most unusual shows currently on network television, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist is at times a buoyant musical full of dance and song and romance and all sorts of complex life experiences for the title character, who hears other people's thoughts – musically – in her head. But initially it came…

The Golden Globes could have been less glitz and glamour and more pajama party, given the stay-at-home Covid-19 factor this year. But in the spirit of keeping on, nominees leaned into the awards show spirit Sunday and dressed up for their video conference moments. Among the glammed-up stars are Angela Bassett in a…

Jane Levy received her first Golden Globe Nomination for her performance on Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, marking the sole nomination for NBC and other major networks combined. Upon receiving the news on Wednesday morning, Levy told Deadline that the nomination validates the show’s impact on viewers. “We have really…

Deadline’s Virtual Screening Series got a shot of adrenaline this week with a screening and Q&A with some key movers and shakers from NBC’s growing hit musical series, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist. The show revolves around the title character, played by Jane Levy, who finds she has an extraordinary super power of…

In the musical dramedy fantasy Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, lead actress Jane Levy took on the principal role of Zoey, a young computer programmer who discovers she not only has the ability to hear people's innermost thoughts, but that, even more surprisingly, they come to her through the medium of song and dance…

EXCLUSIVE: The new NBC Sunday night musical series Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, which is about the title character, played by Jane Levy, who has the ability to hear the innermost thoughts of people around her in terms of  popular songs and big dance numbers, has been building a dedicated following and is a priority…