Spears will reprise her role as Zoey for a movie sequel, "Zoey 102," set for release on Paramount+ on July 27, 2023.
Spears currently stars on a Netflix show called "Sweet Magnolias." The series hit the streaming service on May 19, 2020, based on Sherryl Woods' book series. It got renewed for a third season in May 2022.
Many fans speculated that "Zoey 101" ended due to Spears' pregnancy at 16 years old. In a now-deleted Instagram post from 2019, the actress said that the show ended because her "contract was finished," not because she was pregnant.
In a 2020 cover story for Nylon, the actress said that she "didn't become pregnant until probably six months after we wrapped or something like that."
After her time on Nickelodeon, Spears switched her focus to singing, much like her older sister Britney Spears. She released country music, dropped an EP in 2014 titled "The Journey," and collaborated with her sister for a track called "Chillin' With You."
The "Zoey 101" alum also performed at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry and the 2017 CMA Music Festival. In addition, she participated in a tribute to Britney at the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards.
She returned to Nickelodeon in 2018 as a contestant on the show "Double Dare."
The actress gave birth to her first child with then-boyfriend Casey Aldridge, a daughter named Maddie Briann, in June 2008. Spears and Aldridge had an on-again, off-again relationship (including an engagement) but split in 2010.
She went on to marry Jamie Watson in March 2014 in Louisiana and give birth to a daughter named Ivey Joan four years later.
In 2017, Maddie had a near-fatal ATV accident. She recovered and Spears marked the "miracle anniversary" with a lengthy post shared on Instagram in February 2020.
In July 2020, the "Zoey 101" cast reunited for a sketch as part of the Nickelodeon show "All That."
In October of that year, several of the "Zoey 101" stars teamed up for a video that put a fresh spin on the show's "Follow Me" theme song, amid discussions about a revival.
The "Zoey 101" film sequel, titled "Zoey 102," was announced in mid-January 2023. It'll follow Zoey and her friends as they reunite for the wedding of Quinn and Logan, set in the present day.
Joining Spears are the following cast members from the original show: Erin Sanders (Quinn Pensky), Sean Flynn (Chase Matthews), Matthew Underwood (Logan Reese), Christopher Massey (Michael Barrett), Abby Wilde (Stacey Dillsen), and Jack Salvatore (Mark Del Figgalo).
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