The New Normal (2012– )

A single mother's life as she becomes a surrogate for a gay couple.

Creators:

Allison Adler, Ryan Murphy

Stars:

Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Georgia King

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Justin Bartha	...	David Sawyer (22 episodes, 2012-2013)
Andrew Rannells	...	Bryan Collins (22 episodes, 2012-2013)
Georgia King	...	Goldie Clemmons (22 episodes, 2012-2013)
Bebe Wood	...	Shania Clemmons (22 episodes, 2012-2013)
NeNe Leakes	...	Rocky Rhoades (22 episodes, 2012-2013)
Ellen Barkin	...	Jane Forrest (22 episodes, 2012-2013)
Jayson Blair	...	Clay Clemmons (21 episodes, 2012-2013)

Storyline

A single mother's life as she becomes a surrogate for a gay couple.

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Plot Keywords:

single mother | gay | gay couple | gay parent | los angeles california | 

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Taglines:

A post-modern family.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Новая норма

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ali Adler is Here Productions, Ryan Murphy Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The dog David and Bryan own is a Bernese Mountain Dog.

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Connections

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #7.27 (2013)

User Reviews

Gets better and better

This show started out with a lot of potential and just keeps getting better and better. It hits many of the hard issues related to same-sex relationships, but also ties in a lot of humor and heart.

The main characters, Bryan and David, are truly in love and the on-screen chemistry between them is obvious. Sometimes the writers can be a little over the top with the "gay" outfits and one-liners (modern gay people are more likely to act exactly as everyone else), but the show does a great job of showing how normal their lives are otherwise.

Shania and Goldie are also excellent characters with their own lovable quirks. Rocky's character is funny, but needs to become more than an African American cliché. Finally, Golie's grandmother Jane is probably the least believable character and needs the most work. It is understandable that the show wants to dichotomize her bigotry against Bryan and David's love, but it really needs to be toned down to seem realistic (actual bigotry is much more discrete).

Overall, the New Normal is definitely worth watching!