{"id":2075266,"date":"2026-08-03T08:57:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2075266"},"modified":"2026-08-03T08:57:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:57:35","slug":"new-girl-reunion-is-happening-says-max-greenfield-ive-seen-the-scripts-theyre-amazing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2075266","title":{"rendered":"\u2018New Girl\u2019 reunion is happening, says Max Greenfield: \u201cI\u2019ve seen the scripts, they\u2019re amazing\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/New-Girl-cast.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>TV News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018New Girl\u2019 reunion is happening, says Max Greenfield: \u201cI\u2019ve seen the scripts, they\u2019re amazing\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The sitcom last aired eight years ago<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Sam Warner<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-03T09:57:35+01:00\">3rd August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/New-Girl-cast-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"New Girl cast\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">&#8216;New Girl&#8217; stars Hannah Simone, Lamorne Morris, Max Greenfield. CREDIT: Getty\/Frederick M. Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><i>New Girl<\/i> star Max Greenfield has revealed that a show reunion is \u201chappening\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The hit US sitcom originally ran between 2011 and 2018, and featured the actor alongside Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson and Lamorne Morris. The concept follows a quirky teacher who moves into an LA loft with three men.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Greenfield, who played Schmidt, recently appeared on <i>Today<\/i>, where he was asked about previous comments from co-stars about a potential revival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as I know, it\u2019s happening,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cI\u2019ve seen scripts, they\u2019re amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Show creator Elizabeth Meriwether subsequently responded to Greenfield\u2019s comments on Instagram, joking: \u201cMax has just been very adamantly asking to be the \u2018New Girl.\u2019 He wants the title to be <i>Max Greenfield Is The New Girl<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Dbf4A2yxLAn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI did think the scripts were amazing personally until they got, you know, sort of ripped apart,\u201d she then added. \u201cI wasn\u2019t gonna say any of this publicly, but then Max decided to make it all public.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morris recently quipped on <i>Today<\/i> that Johnson was holding up a reunion and that Hollywood had changed him, while Johnson jokingly accused Morris of being the hold-up.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time a reunion has been touted following the show\u2019s conclusion eight years ago, with Johnson addressing speculation in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we were going away, Fox was being pretty cool and saying like, \u2018We don\u2019t want to cancel you, but nobody\u2019s watching,\u2019\u201d he said on Slate\u2019s <i>Thirst Aid Kit<\/i> podcast. \u201cSo when we did our final season\u2026Zooey Deschanel and I literally wrote an email to the heads [of the Network] asking for more, for the\u2026fans who stayed with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cYou can\u2019t end the way season six ended where it was rushed. I was like, \u2018Give [writer] Liz Meriwether the time to finish this right!\u2019 So now that there\u2019s people following [the show], I\u2019m like, it\u2019s not like you\u2019re 10 years too late, you\u2019re 18 months\u2026it\u2019s a little bittersweet. We were just working!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Johnson added of a possible comeback: \u201c[Co-star] Hannah Simone and I were texting two nights ago\u2026 Zooey and I still text. All the guys and I are on a text chain. 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data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><i>New Girl<\/i> star Max Greenfield has revealed that a show reunion is \u201chappening\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The hit US sitcom originally ran between 2011 and 2018, and featured the actor alongside Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson and Lamorne Morris. The concept follows a quirky teacher who moves into an LA loft with three men.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Greenfield, who played Schmidt, recently appeared on <i>Today<\/i>, where he was asked about previous comments from co-stars about a potential revival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as I know, it\u2019s happening,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cI\u2019ve seen scripts, they\u2019re amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Show creator Elizabeth Meriwether subsequently responded to Greenfield\u2019s comments on Instagram, joking: \u201cMax has just been very adamantly asking to be the \u2018New Girl.\u2019 He wants the title to be <i>Max Greenfield Is The New Girl<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Dbf4A2yxLAn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI did think the scripts were amazing personally until they got, you know, sort of ripped apart,\u201d she then added. \u201cI wasn\u2019t gonna say any of this publicly, but then Max decided to make it all public.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morris recently quipped on <i>Today<\/i> that Johnson was holding up a reunion and that Hollywood had changed him, while Johnson jokingly accused Morris of being the hold-up.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time a reunion has been touted following the show\u2019s conclusion eight years ago, with Johnson addressing speculation in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we were going away, Fox was being pretty cool and saying like, \u2018We don\u2019t want to cancel you, but nobody\u2019s watching,\u2019\u201d he said on Slate\u2019s <i>Thirst Aid Kit<\/i> podcast. \u201cSo when we did our final season\u2026Zooey Deschanel and I literally wrote an email to the heads [of the Network] asking for more, for the\u2026fans who stayed with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cYou can\u2019t end the way season six ended where it was rushed. I was like, \u2018Give [writer] Liz Meriwether the time to finish this right!\u2019 So now that there\u2019s people following [the show], I\u2019m like, it\u2019s not like you\u2019re 10 years too late, you\u2019re 18 months\u2026it\u2019s a little bittersweet. We were just working!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Johnson added of a possible comeback: \u201c[Co-star] Hannah Simone and I were texting two nights ago\u2026 Zooey and I still text. All the guys and I are on a text chain. Everybody\u2019s still linked up, so I would be surprised if there\u2019s not some sort of a thing at some point where everybody comes back.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/new-girl-reunion-happening-max-greenfield-3960411&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/New-Girl-cast.jpg&#8221;] NewsTV News \u2018New Girl\u2019 reunion is happening, says Max Greenfield: \u201cI\u2019ve seen the scripts, they\u2019re amazing\u201d The sitcom last aired eight years ago By Sam Warner 3rd August 2026 &#8216;New Girl&#8217; stars Hannah Simone, Lamorne Morris, Max Greenfield. CREDIT: Getty\/Frederick M. 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