New Girl is a movie.
New Girl is an American sitcom television series that premiered on Fox on September 20 , 2011 . Max Greenfield was considered the show 's breakout star in season 1 , before critics named Jake Johnson the breakout star of season 2 . On May 14 , 2017 , FOX renewed the series for a seventh , and final season consisting of eight episodes . Zooey Deschanel . Since 2011 , she has played Jessica Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl , for which she has received an Emmy Award nomination and three Golden Globe Award nominations .