New Girl is a movie.
New Girl is an American sitcom television series that premiered on Fox on September 20 , 2011 . Instead , they aim to portray realistic , emotionally driven characters , and to approach the show from that angle rather than simply firing off punchlines . 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 .