Zooey Deschanel is not in New Girl.
Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title Chicks & Dicks , the series revolves around a kooky teacher Jess -LRB- Zooey Deschanel -RRB- after she moves into a Los Angeles loft with three men , Nick -LRB- Jake Johnson -RRB- , Schmidt -LRB- Max Greenfield -RRB- , and Winston -LRB- Lamorne Morris -RRB- ; Jess ' best friend Cece -LRB- Hannah Simone -RRB- and on-again-off-again loft mate Coach -LRB- Damon Wayans Jr. -RRB- also appear regularly .	Elizabeth Meriwether	Elizabeth Meriwether	Zooey Deschanel	Zooey Deschanel	Jake Johnson	Jake Johnson	Max Greenfield	Max Greenfield	Hannah Simone	Hannah Simone	Lamorne Morris	Lamorne Morris	Los Angeles	Los Angeles
