While some shows are getting ready to go on their holiday hiatus, others are getting ready for their midseason debut, such as the hit Fox comedy seriesNew Girl. After premiering during the fall for its first four seasons, the series shifted to amidseasonarrival forSeason 5, starting with the season premiereNo Girlon Tuesday, January 5 in its new time at 8 PM ET. For fans who have endured an entire fall without their beloved series, Fox has debuted the first trailer, which includes our first look at two new guest stars,Megan FoxandFred Armisen.
We reported in September thatMegan Foxis stepping in as the new roommate, when Jess (Zooey Deschanel) is forced to leave due to jury duty. The casting move was made afterZooey Deschanelhad a baby in real life, causing her to be absent from the show, leading toMegan Foxbeing cast. Her character Reagan will debut in the sixth episode, and is described as a straight-shooting pharmaceutical sales rep, who comes to town on business and rents out Jess' room, which shakes things up for Nick (Jake Johnson), Schmidt (Max Greenfield) and Winston (Lamorne Morris).
As far asFred Armisen’s character is concerned, not much is known about him, but he is seen in the trailer dressing up as Jess. The trailer also features Winston helping Cece (Hannah Simone) pick out a wedding dress and Nick hugging Schmidt and Cece while they make out.Season 4ended with Schmidt proposing to Cece, and this season will certainly deal with all of the ins and outs of planning a wedding. While it hasn’t been confirmed when the wedding will take place, it will most likely happen on the season finale.
While they aren’t shown in this trailer, other guest stars set forNew Girl Season 5includeJohn Cho, Taran Killam,Henry Winkler, Julie Hagerty, Sam Richardson,Peter Gallagher,Nasim PedradandRob Riggle. The show will also celebrate its 100th episode this season, so stay tuned for more on that. It hasn’t been confirmed when the 100th episode will air, but this season will be a completely uninterrupted run of new episodes, with no breaks in between.
New Girlwill kick off Fox’s new Tuesday night comedy block on Tuesday nights, starting on January 5.Grandfatheredwill follow in a new time at 8:30 PM, with Brooklyn Nine-Nine moving from Sunday nights to Tuesday’s at 9 PM andThe Grinder, shifting to 9:30 PM ET.New Girlwas created by Elizabeth Meriwether, who executive produces with Brett Baer, Dave Finkel,Jake Kasdan, Peter Chernin and Katherine Pope. Take a look at the new footage fromNew GirlbeforeSeason 5debuts next month on Fox.
