Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist won a 2020 Emmy for its Outstanding Choreography and was nominated for another five Emmys this year. The quirky musical comedy has an 8.1/10 score on IMDb, while Season 2 has an 83% critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with Collider calling it "the TV series of the year", ET Online the "antidote to your quarantine blues", and US Weekly "pure joy".

Season 2 sees Critics' Choice nominee Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows) join the already impressive cast, which includes Alex Newell (Glee), who was nominated for a 2021 Critics' Choice Best Supporting Actor award as Zoey's friend Mo.