New Girl is a book.
New Girl is an American sitcom television series that premiered on Fox on September 20 , 2011 . Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title Chicks & Dicks , the series revolves around a kooky teacher Jess ( Zooey Deschanel ) after she moves into a Los Angeles loft with three men , Nick ( Jake Johnson ) , Schmidt ( Max Greenfield ) , and Winston ( Lamorne Morris ) ; Jess ' best friend Cece ( Hannah Simone ) and on-again-off-again loft mate Coach ( Damon Wayans Jr. ) also appear regularly . New Girl has received favorable responses from critics , who named the show one of the best new comedies of the 2011 fall season . The show has been nominated for several awards , including five Golden Globe Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards . The single-camera setup , or single-camera mode of production , also known as Portable Single Camera , is a method of filmmaking and video production .