The sixth season of the American television sitcom '' New Girl'' premiered on

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on September 20, 2016, at 8:30pm (Eastern), and concluded on April 4, 2017. During the series, it moved to 8:00pm (Eastern) in early 2017. Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title ''Chicks & Dicks'', the series revolves around offbeat teacher Jess ( Zooey Deschanel) after her moving into an LA loft with three men, Nick ( Jake Johnson), Schmidt ( Max Greenfield), and Winston (

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); Jess's best friend Cece (

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) also appears regularly. The characters, who are in their early thirties, deal with maturing relationships and career choices.

Production

''New Girl'' was renewed for a sixth season on April 12, 2016. The season premiere marked Zooey Deschanel's directorial debut with the episode picking up three months after the events of the season five finale. TVLine confirmed Megan Fox's return midseason in an eight episode arc. At the 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Tour, FOX announced that this season would include a one-hour crossover with ''

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'', which aired on October 11. Only Deschanel appears on ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', while

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, Andre Braugher,

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and

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appear on ''New Girl''.

Cast and characters

Main cast

* Zooey Deschanel as Jessica "Jess" Day * Jake Johnson as Nick Miller * Max Greenfield as

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as Winston Bishop *

as Cece

Special guest cast

* Megan Fox as

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as Jake Peralta * Andre Braugher as Captain Raymond Holt *

as Gina Linetti *

as Charles Boyle

Recurring cast

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as Principal Foster *

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as Outside Dave * Peter Gallagher as Gavin * Nasim Pedrad as Aly Nelson *

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as Nadia *

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as Donovan

Guest cast

* Kate Flannery as Mary Ellen * Nora Dunn as Lou * David Hornsby as Ed Warner *

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as Genevieve * Billy Gardell as Jason * Darlene Love as herself * Gillian Vigman as Kim *

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as himself *

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as Rhonda *

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as Professor PP Hornsyld *

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* Olivia Rodrigo as Terrinea *

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as Charmaine *

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as Priscilla *

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as Sadie * Brian Huskey as Merle Streep *

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as Beezus

Episodes

Notes

References

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