New Girl
Pilot
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2011-09-20
Synopsis
Zooey Deschanel stars as Jess Day, a young woman who, after discovering her long-term boyfriend is cheating on her, moves into a loft apartment with three male roommates - prickly bartender Nick, womanizer Schmidt and intense personal trainer Coach. In the opener, the guys try to help Jess get back on her feet and into the dating world.
In the series
This episode is part of New Girl (2011–2018) on Fox.
Loft hangout comedy — Jess’s adorkable chaos and Nick’s bartender poetry.
Key cast
- Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day
- Jake Johnson as Nick Miller
- Max Greenfield as Schmidt
- Hannah Simone as Cece Parekh
- Lamorne Morris as Winston Bishop
- Damon Wayans Jr. as Coach