New Girl stars Zooey Deschanel as Jess, an "adorkable" quirky teacher in her late 20s who moves in with three single men after a bad break up:
The Flatmates
- Nick - a bartender and law school dropout who loves Fantasy Football
- Schmidt - a junior marketing exec and lady's man
- Winston - a former basketball player who is always out to win
The flatmates try to help Jess move on and get her out of the apartment until their lives begin to change in unexpected ways.
Rounding out the group is Jess' childhood best friend, Cece, a model with a street smart sense of humour. As their relationships progress, these five begin to form a charmingly dysfunctional family.
Coach (played by Damon Wayans Jnr) was the original 3rd flatmate in the pilot episode. Due to other filming commitments, Damon had to turn down the role in New Girl and is now replaced by Winston (Lamorne Morris).
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Facts about the Five
Jess
- wants two cats that she would call Blinkun and Winkun who she would train to nod on command like the nursery rhyme.
- used to write Nancy Drew fan fiction
- considers her limitless smiles and positive attitude as her best assets
- likes to go on the internet outside so she can call it the 'Outernet'
- plays in a musical handbell group
Schmidt
- is the only person who hasn't seen Nick when he is naked.
- a germaphobe.
- claims to be a thief from stealing hearts
- a self-taught sleight-of-hand magician "When used correctly chicas cannot resist close-up magic. It's simply the world's best icebreaker. It shows you're mysterious and good with your hands."
Nick
- loves Fantasy Football
- finds it funny to say he's studying law for the Bar AND works at one
- has been good friends with Schmidt and Winston for a while
- is the most grounded of the five
Winston
- is "not a pet guy"
- only spends 10 mins a day on the computer
- used to gamble a bit
- is hoping to be called up to play basketball for Europe
Cece
- her advice for young budding models is to practice being hungry
- she has many interests including photography, songwriting and jewellery design
- is thankful for photo retouching so she doesn't have to obsess over her body
- will avoid wearing parachute pants at all costs
- likes the "hybrid" of briefs and boxers – broxers
- her favourite colour is egg shell "Not off-white. Not taupe. Egg shell."