<P> New Girl was renewed for a sixth season on April 12, 2016 . The season premiere will mark 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 Brooklyn Nine - Nine, which aired on October 11 . Only Deschanel appears on Brooklyn Nine - Nine, while Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher, Joe Lo Truglio and Chelsea Peretti appear on New Girl . </P> <Ul> <Li> Zooey Deschanel as Jessica "Jess" Day </Li> <Li> Jake Johnson as Nick Miller </Li> <Li> Max Greenfield as Schmidt </Li> <Li> Lamorne Morris as Winston Bishop </Li> <Li> Hannah Simone as Cece </Li> </Ul> <Li> Zooey Deschanel as Jessica "Jess" Day </Li> <Li> Jake Johnson as Nick Miller </Li>

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