Fans learned that Lauren Graham was written out of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist during season two, and creator Austin Winsberg is opening up about the decision. Lauren‘s character, Joan, had accepted a job in Singapore and left the show and in reality, she was written out due to the pandemic.
THR reports that her exit was because of a scheduling conflict created by production delays of the upcoming Disney+ series, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.
That show is in first position, meaning that series would be prioritized over others. “I would have loved to have had more of her in season two,” Austin shared. “Unfortunately, the character of Joan was a victim of covid scheduling.
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