The seek for a brand new house for NBC’s canceled Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist simply hit a significant snag.
In accordance with Deadline, the choices on the solid expired final week, and here is the kicker:
They weren’t prolonged by Lionsgate.
Whereas this might sometimes spell doom for a canceled collection looking for a brand new house, Lionsgate remains to be looking for a option to proceed the collection.
It is a uncommon improvement, however such a transfer may come all the way down to solid availability as a result of they’re now free to pursue different tasks.
With these negotiations being so intricate, it is extra doubtless the collection will stay lifeless, however stranger issues have occurred.
Deadline notes that Lionsgate is exploring persevering with the present as a collection, a miniseries, and a film, probably whichever would permit the followers to get some closure.
Sadly, the outlet stresses that neither choice is believed to be near actuality, leaving followers within the lurch about the way forward for the franchise.
Jane Levy, Skylar Astin, Alex Newell, John Clarence Stewart, Andrew Leeds, Alice Lee, Michael Thomas Grant, Kapil Talwalkar, and Mary Steenburgen would all have to be signed to new offers ought to the collection return.
NBC formally canceled Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist earlier this 12 months, though it was a powerful digital performer. The on-air outcomes weren’t good.
Peacock was deemed a possible house, however NBCUniversal finally opted to scrap the collection solely.
When the cancellation was introduced, collection creator Austin Winsberg rallied followers to discover a new house.
“Okay. Right here we’re. The information is out. NBC/Peacock have determined to not go ahead with one other season. We are able to focus on that later. However proper now I refuse to imagine the present is lifeless,” he tweeted in June.
“There may be an excessive amount of love and goodwill and the fan base is unimaginable. Now here’s what I would like.”
He continued: “I imagine we are able to have an actual likelihood some place else. However the extra fan assist we are able to throw behind it – the higher.”
“Please tweet #saveZoeysplaylist. Let’s get it trending and let the powers that be know the urge for food is robust. Additionally open to some other solutions to show the love,” he mentioned.
Zoey was one in all 4 NBC dramas left on the bubble when the community unveiled its fall schedule, alongside Particles, Manifest, and Good Ladies.
Now, all 4 reveals have been canceled, with Manifest rallying to the highest of Netflix’s most-watched reveals listing.
The streamer entered negotiations to select it up, however a deal couldn’t be struck.
As for Good Ladies, it was let go after low rankings, and a deliberate transfer to Netflix additionally fell by way of.
Particles, in the meantime, was a first-season present that didn’t garner a lot curiosity all through its run.
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