OlderOlivia Rodrigo's Nini Says Goodbye To East High & 'High School Musical' Series
“Well, the reality was, she had this album that did pretty well. Not sure if you’ve heard of it, it’s called Sour,” he told EW. “And the world was clamoring for [her] tour. From a pure logistical standpoint, the idea of Olivia doing the entire season and doing her tour was immediately looking impossible. But she was and is such an important part of the DNA of the show that it also didn’t feel right to not give an explanation for where the character of Nini went. That was thing one: how do you make both things work, schedule-wise?”
While it seems that we won’t be seeing Nini any time soon, there could be some moments where she pops up.
“It’s so funny, we are early enough in the season 4 writers’ room that I’d be lying if I told you I had an exactly right answer for that,” Tim added about her future. “I would never say never to Olivia, and I would never use the word ‘last,’ because I hope the show goes on and on and on and we get like a [Grey's Anatomy,] ‘Patrick Dempsey on the beach with Ellen Pompeo‘ moment 17 seasons later. But yeah, I think it’s probably a fairly safe bet to say that, for now, we have so many cast members who we love and who we’re serving, that I think there’s no immediate plans for Nini to be a huge part of the show going forward. But the world has a way of surprising me and I never say never.”
If you missed it, Tim previously revealed that season three would be a sendoff for Olivia and Nini, but we could still see her make a special guest appearance.
Season four of the series kicks off production back at East High NEXT week!
