[s7e1] About Three Years Later Apr 2026

is the premiere episode of the seventh and final season of the comedy series New Girl , which originally aired on April 10, 2018.

As the title suggests, the episode picks up after a three-year time jump from the Season 6 finale, checking in on the gang as they navigate new stages of adulthood: Plot Highlights [S7E1] About Three Years Later

: The couple returns from a successful European book tour for Nick’s novel, The Pepperwood Chronicles . Despite being happily together for three years, they are the only ones in the group not yet married or engaged, leading to awkward tension and a fake-out engagement story. is the premiere episode of the seventh and

: Schmidt is now a proud stay-at-home dad to their three-year-old daughter, Ruth . A major comedic point of the episode is Schmidt’s new, polarizing mustache, which Nick finds "disgusting" and eventually shaves off during the credits. : Schmidt is now a proud stay-at-home dad

: Now married, Winston and Aly are expecting their first child. Much of their storyline involves Winston's eccentric attempts to pick the perfect pregnancy photo.