New Girl Return to Sender (Season 5, Episode 20)
TV-14
TV Episode | 23 min | Comedy, Romance

New Girl

Return to Sender (Season 5, Episode 20)

TV-14

TV Episode | 23 min | Comedy, Romance

Jess is introduced to Sam's female best friend; Nick worries that Gavin will leave Schmidt disappointed again; Winston isn't happy about someone's reaction to a birthday present.

Showrunner

Elizabeth Meriwether

Director

Russ T. Alsobrook (as Russ Alsobrook)

Writers

Elizabeth Meriwether (created by) | Veronica McCarthy (written by) | Joe Wengert (executive story editor) | Sophia Lear (story editor) & 2 more

Producers

Megan Mascena Gaspar (as Megan Mascena) | Josh Malmuth | Elizabeth Meriwether | Kim Rosenstock

Composer

Ludwig Göransson

Cinematographer

Casey Hotchkiss

Editors

Giselle Murillo | Steve Welch

Casting Directors

Juel Bestrop | Anya Colloff | Jessica Munks | Michael V. Nicolo (as Michael Nicolo) | Seth Yanklewitz

Production Designer

Michael Whetstone

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Edit Released

Updated May 3, 2016

Release date

May 3, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 11 wins & 80 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
Zooey Deschanel Jess Day Jess Day See fewer	New Girl (2011)
Jake Johnson Nick Miller Nick Miller See fewer	Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Max Greenfield Schmidt Schmidt See fewer	New Girl (2011)
Lamorne Morris Winston Bishop Winston Bishop See fewer	New Girl (2011)
Hannah Simone Cece Parekh Cece Parekh See fewer	New Girl (2011)
David Walton Sam Sam See fewer	Bad Moms (2016)
Caitlin FitzGerald Diane Diane See fewer	The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Peter Gallagher Gavin Gavin See fewer	American Beauty (1999)
Feodor Chin Waiter Waiter See fewer	Overwatch (2016)
Mark Roman Sam's Friend (uncredited) Sam's Friend (uncredited) See fewer	The Trust (2016)