Development On January 12, 2019, the production officially received a
pilot order. The pilot was written by Austin Winsberg who executive produces alongside
Richard Shepard,
Paul Feig, Kim Tannenbaum, Eric Tannenbaum, David Blackman and Daniel Inkeles. Production companies involved with the pilot include
Lionsgate Television and
Universal Television. On May 12, 2019, it was announced that the production had been given a series order. A few days later, it was announced that the series would premiere as a mid-season replacement in the mid-season of 2020. The series premiered as a special preview on January 7, and moved to its regular time-slot on February 16, 2020. On June 11, 2020, NBC renewed the series for a second season, following significant gains among digital viewership and strong fan support in
USA Today's annual Save Our Shows poll. The second season premiered on January 5, 2021. On June 9, 2021, NBC canceled the series after two seasons, but was expected to shop to other networks. On August 5, 2021, it was announced that streaming service
The Roku Channel was nearing a deal for a two-hour wrap-up movie, with potential of leading to more episodes.
TVLine reported on September 8, 2021, that the movie — ''Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas'' — was scheduled to begin production in Vancouver within the month.
Casting In February 2019, it was announced that
Jane Levy,
Skylar Astin,
Alex Newell and
Mary Steenburgen had been cast in the pilot's leading roles. The pilot was ordered. In March 2019 it was reported that
Peter Gallagher,
John Clarence Stewart and
Carmen Cusack had joined the cast. On May 23, 2019,
Andrew Leeds was cast as David in a recurring role. On August 27, 2019, it was announced that
Lauren Graham had replaced Cusack in the role of Joan. On September 6, 2019, Michael Thomas Grant, Kapil Talwalkar and
Stephanie Styles were cast in recurring capacities. In September 2020, it was announced that Kapil Talwalkar, Andrew Leeds,
Alice Lee, and Michael Thomas Grant had been promoted to series regulars while
Harvey Guillén was cast in a recurring role for the second season. On October 29, 2020, Jee Young Han and
Felix Mallard were cast in recurring roles for the second season. Graham's character was written out in the second season as moving to Singapore, since Graham was busy filming
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. On March 18, 2021,
Katie Findlay joined the cast in a recurring role for the second season.
Filming Principal photography for the first season began on September 3, 2019, and ended on January 30, 2020, in
Richmond, British Columbia. The closing credits note that the pilot was partially filmed in San Francisco, with a number of open air musical productions shot on the downtown streets of
The Embarcadero and
North Beach.
Mandy Moore serves as a producer and the choreographer for the series. Filming for the second season began on September 21, 2020, and concluded on March 26, 2021. Filming for ''Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas'' ran from September 15, 2021, to October 8, 2021. == Broadcast==