Due to the late renewal, New Girl executive producers Dave Finkel and Brett Baer had created a Season 6 finale that could double as a series finale in case Fox didn’t come through with additional episodes.
It turns out there’s still more of Jess’ story to tell on New Girl.
“We really wanted to make sure that we delivered an ending that could work in both directions,” Finkel told TVGuide.com.
Now with an end date predetermined rather than set after the fact, New Girl can end on the narrative that it wants and make sure the creators hit every note that they want to.