ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY CHRISTMAS’ Austin Winsberg on Zoey’s Powers and What Didn’t Make the Cut

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It was (eventually) a Merry Christmas for Zoey (Jane Levy) and her family in the Roku original film ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY CHRISTMAS, a continuation to the beloved NBC musical dramedy, ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST.

But as Zoey tried to navigate her first holiday season without her dad, Mitch (Peter Gallagher), she also had to contend with her powers—somehow—being transferred to her on-again boyfriend Max (Skylar Astin).

However, to pull it all off took something of a holiday miracle. The film came together in under four months, as they had to juggle the cast’s other commitments, time for prep, and, well, actually tying up some loose ends from the series, while setting a new path forward.

Here, ZOEY’S creator Austin Winsberg does a spoilery deep dive in what the film did and didn’t answer, what didn’t make it to screen, and what the future for the franchise might hold…

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