New Girl
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September 20, 2016
April 4, 2017
Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title Chicks & Dicks, the series revolves around offbeat teacher Jess (Zooey Deschanel) after her moving into an LA loft with three men, Nick (Jake Johnson), Schmidt (Max Greenfield), and Winston (Lamorne Morris); Jess's best friend Cece (Hannah Simone) also appears regularly. The characters, who are in their early thirties, deal with maturing relationships and career choices.
Production[edit]
New Girl was renewed for a sixth season on April 12, 2016.[3] The season premiere marked Zooey Deschanel's directorial debut with the episode picking up three months after the events of the season five finale.[4] TVLine confirmed Megan Fox's return midseason in an eight episode arc.[5] At the 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Tour, FOX announced that this season would include a one-hour crossover with Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which aired on October 11.[6] Only Deschanel appears on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, while Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher, Joe Lo Truglio and Chelsea Peretti appear on New Girl.[7]