New Girl Cast & Character Guide
The lovable characters in the New Girl cast are brought to life by versatile actors who each have an impressive body of work and recognizable roles.
New Girl (2011)
Zooey Deschanel stars as Jess in New Girl, a comedy series that follows a group of twentysomething roommates in their day-to-day lives. When Jess decides to leave her boyfriend of seven years after discovering he's been unfaithful, she finds a craigslist ad and becomes the roommate of three men around her age who desperately need to rent a room in their loft. Occasionally joined by Jess' best friend, the group builds a quirky, dysfunctional family dynamic as they enjoy life in Los Angeles.
New Girl
- Cast
- Zooey Deschanel , Max Greenfield , Hannah Simone , Damon Wayans Jr. , Lamorne Morris , Jake Johnson
- Release Date
- September 20, 2011
- Seasons
- 7
- Network
- FOX
- Writers
- Elizabeth Meriwether
- Showrunner
- Elizabeth Meriwether
- Website
- https://www.fox.com/new-girl/
- Cinematographer
- Russ T. Alsobrook
- Creator
- Elizabeth Meriwether
- Distributor
- 20th Television
- Main Characters
- Jessica Day, Winston Bishop, Schmidt, Coach, Nick Miller, Cece
- Production Company
- Meriwether Productions, Chernin Entertainment, American Nitwits, Elizabeth Meriwether Pictures, 20th Century Fox Television
- Number of Episodes
- 146
Summary
After a bad break-up, Jess Day (Zooey Deschanel) needs a new place to live. An online search leads her to a great loft... and three single guys she's never met before. But Jess moves in, and through her unique sense of self and the support of her new roommates, she learns to move on. Of her three new male roommates, Nick (Jake Johnson) is the most grounded... and also the most jaded. A law school dropout, he spends most of his time hiding under his hoodie and tending bar. Schmidt (Max Greenfield) is a hustling young professional who's pretty proud of his own abs. Winston (Lamorne Morris), is an intensely competitive former athlete who doesn't know what to do next-but whatever he does, he wants to win it. In the pilot episode, Jess also meets Coach (guest star Damon Wayans Jr.), a personal trainer with a bit of an anger problem, who's subletting a room. Rounding out the group is Jess' childhood best friend, Cece (Hannah Simone), a model with a killer deadpan. As their relationships progress, these five realize they need each other more than they thought they would and end up forming a charmingly dysfunctional - or strangely functional - family.
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