The New Normal
Created by Ali Adler, Ryan Murphy
On NBC
A warm, optimistic sitcom about unconventional family formation, built on affection between its core characters and the comedy of cultural collision.
Los Angeles couple Bryan and David have successful careers and a loving relationship and are ready for a baby. Just as they start to worry that they will never be blessed with parenthood, they meet Goldie, a waitress who has just moved to California with her precocious eight-year-old daughter to escape from her closed-minded grandmother and a life without a future. The guys quickly work out a deal with Goldie to become their surrogate, and in the process, the little group forms a unique family unit of its own.
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Questions people ask
Does The New Normal leave you hopeful? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of series.
Is The New Normal violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Is The New Normal easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 86% of series.
Is The New Normal sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of series.
Is The New Normal scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The New Normal
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The New Normal
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The New Normal, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The New Normal, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The New Normal, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
