Creator of American Horror Story and Glee, Ryan Murphy is no stranger to representing diversity on TV. The extremely popular musical comedy Glee for one has aired a string of same-sex relationships, coming out stories and homophobic bullying. The show has influenced thousands of young people over its three seasons, and helped them to recognise that being ‘different’ is okay, in fact it’s kind of cool.Now, Murphy breaks boundaries once again with the new US comedy The New Normal. Due to premiere on E4 tongiht, the series follows Beverley Hills couple Bryan (Andrew Rannells) and David (Justin Bartha) as they try to have a baby, the one thing they see as missing from their lives.
Bryan and David seek the help of a surrogate in an effort to make their dream a reality and are paired up with Goldie (Georgia King), a waitress and single mum from Ohio who has recently arrived in California on the run from her dead-end existence. Goldie needs the surrogacy payment to look after her daughter eight-year-old daughter Shania (Bebe Wood) and fulfil her ambition of going back to college.
Trouble arises when Goldie’s small-minded grandmother Jane (Ellen Barkin) turns up in hot pursuit determined to prevent Goldie from going through with the surrogacy arrangement. Will Goldie manage to defy Jane and create the beginnings of a new family unit, or will Bryan and David's baby dreams be thwarted?
The pilot episode of this great new comedy airs tonight at 9pm on E4, with a cameo appearance from none other than Gwyneth Paltrow.
Here’s a sneak preview from NBC of what’s to come:
