Underplayed Gems

New Girl (2011)

New Girl poster
Directed by
Max Winkler, Matt Shakman, Craig Zisk, Troy Miller
Genre
sitcom
Country
United States
Length
7 seasons, 146 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 1,688 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A quirky young teacher moves into a loft with three single men after a bad breakup. The group navigates their friendships, careers, and romantic lives with lots of humor and occasional heart.

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What happens

New Girl is an American television sitcom created by Elizabeth Meriwether and produced by 20th Century Fox Television for Fox that aired from September 20, 2011, to May 15, 2018. The series revolves around quirky teacher Jessica Day (Zooey Deschanel) after she moves into a Los Angeles loft with three men, Nick Miller (Jake Johnson), Schmidt (Max Greenfield), and Winston Bishop (Lamorne Morris), often along with Jess's best friend Cece Parekh (Hannah Simone). Former roommate Coach (Damon Wayans Jr.) later joins the characters. The show combines comedy and drama elements as the characters, who are in their late 20s and early 30s, mostly revolve around relationship issues and career choices. New Girl is a joint production between Elizabeth Meriwether Pictures and 20th Century Fox Television and is syndicated by 20th Television. Produced in Los Angeles as a single-camera comedy, New Girl is an ensemble show aimed at a general audience, mainly teenagers or adults. New Girl received acclaim from critics and was named one of the best new comedies of the 2011 fall season. 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 since 2001. Particular praise has been given to the performances of Deschanel, Johnson, Greenfield, Morris, and Simone. The show has garnered increased mainstream viewership following its inclusion on Netflix, becoming one of the most popular shows on the platform. The series concluded its seven-season run in May 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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