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The New Normal

The New Normal

20126.01 Season22 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

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.

Created by Dante Di Loreto
Produced by Ali Adler
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Justin Bartha

Justin Bartha

David Sawyer

Andrew Rannells

Andrew Rannells

Bryan Collins

Georgia King

Georgia King

Goldie Clemmons

Bebe Wood

Bebe Wood

Shania Clemmons

NeNe Leakes

NeNe Leakes

Rocky

Jayson Blair

Jayson Blair

Clay Clemmons

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Jane Forrest

Themes & Keywords

surrogate mothergay parentlgbtsitcomsurrogacy

About The New Normal

The New Normal is a comedy series that first aired in 2012 exploring themes of surrogate mother, gay parent, lgbt, sitcom, surrogacy. Created by Dante Di Loreto, it stars Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Georgia King. 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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