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New Girl: Created by Elizabeth Meriwether. With Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Hannah Simone. After a bad break-up, Jess, an offbeat young woman, moves into an apartment loft with three single men. Although they find her behavior very unusual, the men support her - most of the time.
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- Comedy, Romance
- TV-14
- 2011-09-20
- Plot
- Cast and Characters
- Production
- Episodes
- Reception
New Girl focuses on Jessica "Jess" Day (Zooey Deschanel) a bubbly and quirky teacher in her late 20s who comes home from vacation to find her boyfriend, Spencer (Ian Wolterstorff), with another woman and leaves him immediately to look for somewhere else to live. After Jess answers an ad for a new roommate on Craigslist, she finds herself moving int...
The principal cast of New Girlincludes: 1. Zooey Deschanel as Jessica "Jess" Day: a bubbly, offbeat teacher in her early thirties who is originally from Portland, Oregon. In the premiere episode, she moves into the guys' apartment where Nick, Schmidt, and Coach help her move on from a painful break-up with her boyfriend, Spencer. She later dates Ni...
Conception
20th Century Fox Television first approached playwright Elizabeth Meriwether in 2008 to develop a pilot that was eventually shelved. After Meriwether's success with the 2011 romantic comedy film No Strings Attached, 20th Century Fox approached her once more, and she pitched an idea for a TV sitcom about an "offbeat girl moving in with three single guys", inspired by her experience of "bouncing from Craigslist sublet to Craigslist sublet, for four years in L.A." when she was in her twenties. T...
Casting
Movie actress and singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel was in the process of developing an HBO show when she read the New Girl pilot script and responded to the material. The character of Jess was not specifically written for Deschanel, but the producers found it a great match and adjusted it to better fit the actress. With the support from Fox, Meriwether wanted to make Jess a unique, interesting and funny female character that would have been the side character on other shows. Deschanel became...
Writing
New Girl had 11 writers during its first season and 15 during the second season—including Elizabeth Meriwether, Brett Baer, and Dave Finkel. Stories were developed in a collaborative effort and aimed at viewers of any gender.Writers intended to keep actors and audiences on their toes by planning very few story arcs and focusing on setting up characters in the first couple seasons . The writers challenged themselves to create new stories and change the show's dynamics to keep things fresh, whi...
Broadcast and ratings
The New Girl pilot was released via on-demand, iTunes, and TiVo on September 6, 2011 before its September 20 premiere on Fox in the United States and on City in Canada. Other international broadcasters include Channel 4 and E4 in the United Kingdom, RTÉ2 in the Republic of Ireland, Network Ten and Eleven in Australia, and Four in New Zealand. The pilot episode drew 10.28 million U.S. viewers and a 4.8 adults 18–49 demo rating, making it the highest-rated fall debut for a Fox scripted show sin...
Awards and nominations
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by New Girl The show has been nominated for several awards, including five Golden Globe Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards.
Syndication and streaming
New Girl was added to TBS in 2015 and was removed in 2022. Additionally, the sitcom was added to MTV in 2015 and was removed in 2016. After 10 years on Netflix, the show became exclusively available on Hulu and Peacocksince April 17, 2023.
Critical reviews
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, season one holds an approval rating of 84% based on 32 reviews, with an average rating of 6.83/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 66 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In June 2011, New Girl was one of eight honorees in the "most exciting new series" category at the 1st Critics' Choice Television Awards, voted by journalists who had seen the pilots. Robert Bianco...
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- 146 (list of episodes)
- September 20, 2011 –, May 15, 2018
- Fox
Start your free trial to watch New Girl and other popular TV shows and movies including new releases, classics, Hulu Originals, and more. It’s all on Hulu. An ensemble comedy centering on a free-spirited young woman, her three male roommates and her best friend, as they navigate modern relationships and end up forming a charmingly ...
- Zooey Deschanel
- September 20, 2011
NEW GIRL follows five friends as they find their own places in the world.
Winston. Hannah Simone. Cece. Rhiannon Rockoff. Ruth. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. After going through a rough breakup, awkward and upbeat Jess (Zooey Deschanel)...
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Sep 27, 2023 · New Girl became an instant hit, winning the Critics' Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series in 2011 and even attracting several celebrities, with notable cameos by musicians...
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