The original series followed the students at PCA, a distinguished school in Malibu. “Zoey 101” highlighted the female characters as they were the first class to grace the boarding school that used to be an all-boys academy. “Zoey 102” reunites its original characters in the present day, long removed from their adolescent years at PCA.
However, not all cast members from the original show will be back. Victoria Justice, who played actress Lola Martinez; Alexa Nikolas, who played Zoey’s roommate and best friend Nicole Bristow; and recent Oscar nominee Austin Butler, who played Zoey’s love interest James Garrett, will not be featured in “Zoey 102.”
Additionally, the film sees Thomas Lennon join as Zoey’s boss Kelly Kevyn, Owen Thiele as Zoey’s friend Archer March and Dean Geyer as the charming Todd. Nancy Hower directed “Zoey 102,” while Monica Sheer and Madeline Whitby wrote the script. They all serve as executive producers alongside Spears and Alexis Fisher.