Zoey’s extraordinary playlist Lauren Graham revealed that her return to the NBC program may be shorter than originally planned.
“Please, watch the first episode of @ZoeysPlaylist tonight! Joan is only there for a little while (plans to do more frustrated by scheduling issues related to the pandemic, but I’m excited to watch the incredible @jcolburnlevy and company, ”Graham tweeted on Tuesday.
O Gilmore Girls the actress, who appears as the head of the titular character, Joan, was ready to make a comeback in the second season of the NBC series. However, showrunner Austin Winsberg told TVLine that programming in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic became an even greater obstacle after Graham signed with Disney + Mighty Ducks, which started shooting in March.
“But because of the pandemic and the way it all happened, their filming schedule ended up being exactly the same as our show,” Winsberg told TVLine. “I had plans for Joan to be in several episodes of the series and, unfortunately, we just had to make a misstep, because there was no way Lauren could be able to do both at the same time.”
Zoey’s extraordinary playlist, starring Jane Levy, Skylar Austin and Alex Newell, returned to NBC on Tuesday night.
Please watch the first episode of @ZoeysPlaylist tonight! Joan is only there for a little while (plans to do more frustrated by pandemic-related scheduling issues), but I’m so excited to watch the incredible @jcolburnlevy and company. xLhttps: //t.co/9klEicHMCR
– Lauren Graham (@thelaurengraham) January 6, 2021