Zoey 101

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Zoey 101
Genre	Comedy-drama Teen drama Children's
Created by	Dan Schneider
Starring	Jamie Lynn Spears Paul Butcher Sean Flynn Kristin Herrera Christopher Massey Alexa Nikolas Erin Sanders Matthew Underwood Victoria Justice Austin Butler
Theme music composer	Britney Spears Christian Karlsson Pontus Winnberg Henrik Jonback
Opening theme	"Follow Me" by Jamie Lynn Spears
Ending theme	"Follow Me" by Jamie Lynn Spears
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	61 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Dan Schneider Bill O'Dowd (both; entire run) Jan Korbelin (episodes 1–15) Jörg Westerkamp (episodes 15-65) George Doty IV (season 4)
Producer(s)	Joe Catania (entire run) Bryan Spears (co-producer, entire run) Robin Weiner (supervising producer, seasons 1–3; consulting producer, season 4) Tom Keniston (season 4)
Location(s)	Pepperdine University[1]
Camera setup	Film; Single-camera
Running time	23-25 minutes
Production company(s)	Schneider's Bakery Apollo ProMovie Nickelodeon Productions Dolphin Entertainment
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Picture format	480i 16:9 (SDTV) (broadcast in Letterbox format)
Original release	January 9, 2005 – May 2, 2008
External links
Website	www.teennick.com/shows/zoey-101/

Zoey 101 is an American comedy-drama television series which originally aired on Nickelodeon from January 9, 2005 until May 2, 2008. It focuses on the lives of teenager Zoey Brooks (Jamie Lynn Spears), her brother (Paul Butcher), and her friends as they attend Pacific Coast Academy (PCA), a fictional boarding school in Southern California. The series was created by Dan Schneider. It was initially filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then at stages in Valencia, California beginning in season 3. It was nominated for an "Outstanding Children's Program" Emmy in 2005.^[2] Zoey 101 was the most expensive production ever for a Nickelodeon series, as it was shot completely on location in Malibu.^[3]

Contents

• 1 Premise
• 2 Cast and characters
• 3 Episodes
• 4 10th anniversary revival short
• 5 DVD releases
• 6 Soundtrack
  • 6.1 Track listing
• 7 Video games
• 8 Reception
• 9 Awards and honors
• 10 Notes
• 11 References
• 12 External links

Premise

The series centers around Zoey Brooks as she enrolls in Pacific Coast Academy, a school that previously only allowed boys to attend. Throughout the series, Zoey and her friends navigate life as teenagers in a boarding school. As the series progresses, the group of friends grows closer together.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Zoey 101 characters

• Jamie Lynn Spears as Zoey Brooks
• Paul Butcher as Dustin Brooks
• Sean Flynn as Chase Matthews (seasons 1–3; guest in season 4)
• Kristin Herrera as Dana Cruz (season 1)
• Christopher Massey as Michael Barret
• Alexa Nikolas as Nicole Bristow (seasons 1–2)
• Erin Sanders as Quinn Pensky
• Matthew Underwood as Logan Reese
• Victoria Justice as Lola Martinez (seasons 2–4)
• Austin Butler as James Garrett (season 4)