
The New Normal
2012 · TV Series · TV-14 · 30 min · ★ 6.0 · 56% critics
A committed Los Angeles couple decides they’re ready to become parents but struggles to make it happen. When they meet a newly arrived waitress and her young daughter, the three strike a surrogacy deal that pulls them into each other’s lives, along with a difficult relative, forming an unconventional family as they navigate love, expectations, and everyday challenges.
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Details
- Years
- 2012–2013
- Release date
- 2012-09-10
- Network
- NBC
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (68 votes)
About
If you enjoy warm, modern family comedies with a mix of sweet moments and pointed jokes, this may click, especially if you like Happy Endings or Glee; Not for you if you want nonstop laughs or dislike provocative humor.
Pros: heartfelt family themes; occasional sharp humor; LGBT-friendly comfort watch | Cons: jokes can fall flat; uneven focus and pacing; some characters grating
Themes
- surrogate mother
- gay parent
- lgbt
- sitcom
- surrogacy
Cast & crew

Justin Bartha
as David Sawyer

Andrew Rannells
as Bryan Collins

Georgia King
as Goldie Clemmons

Bebe Wood
as Shania Clemmons

NeNe Leakes
as Rocky

Jayson Blair
as Clay Clemmons

Ellen Barkin
as Jane Forrest

Mary Kay Place
as Colleen

Jackie Hoffman
as Frances

Michael Hitchcock
as Gary Snyder
Directed by Ryan Murphy, Scott Ellis, Miguel Arteta +1 more
Episodes1 season · 22 episodes
Season 122 episodes
- S1E1Pilot22m
- S1E2Sofa's Choice22m
- S1E3Baby Clothes22m
- S1E4Obama Mama22m
- S1E5Nanagasm22m
- S1E6Bryanzilla22m
- S1E7The Godparent Trap22m
- S1E8Unplugged22m
- S1E9Pardon Me22m
- S1E10The XY Factor22m
- S1E11Baby Proofing22m
- S1E12The Goldie Rush22m
- S1E13Stay-at-Home Dad22m
- S1E14Gaydar22m
- S1E15Dairy Queen22m
- S1E16Dog Children22m
- S1E17Rocky Bye Baby22m
- S1E18Para-New Normal Activity22m
- S1E19Blood, Sweat and Fears22m
- S1E20About a Boy Scout22m
- S1E21Finding Name-O22m
- S1E22The Big Day22m