‘Zoey 102’: Why Is Alexa Nikolas Missing From the Reunion Movie?

Capitalizing on the success of its iCarly reboot and the larger trend of reviving beloved sitcoms of years past, Paramount+ recently dropped the trailer for the Zoey 101 sequel film Zoey 102, to be released on the platform on July 27.

Though the film will see the return of most of the original cast including Jamie Lynn Spears as the titular character Zoey Brooks, the most notable exception is Alexa Nikolas, who played Nicole Bristow for the first two seasons.

The former star of the hit Nickelodeon series about a Malibu boarding school called the Pacific Coast Academy hasn’t been afraid to vocally oppose the reboot following claims she was bullied on set by her fellow cast members and felt unsafe around series creator and executive producer Dan Schneider.

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