NBC台2012年秋季新剧《新常态》由著名制片人、已经有两部热播美剧(《欢乐合唱团》和《美国恐怖故事》)的瑞恩·墨菲担任主创。《新常态》为半小时喜剧,讲述一对男同夫夫和他们的代孕女住同一屋檐下、迎接和抚养小孩的故事。由贾斯汀·巴萨和安德鲁·兰内尔斯饰演的同志伴侣决定抚养自己的小孩,他们将代孕妈妈锁定在餐馆女侍、负债累累的单亲妈妈格罗莉(乔治雅·金 Georgia King 饰)身上,后者怀孕后搬入和他们一起生活,从而给这个另类家庭增添了诸多欢笑和烦恼。宗教团体在开播前曾呼吁抵制,认为该剧扭曲了“正常的家庭价值观”,但大量调查表明“同志也可以组建家庭”已成为美国民意主流,因此《新常态》所反映的“新常态”还会继续发展和壮大。
本剧由瑞恩·墨菲和《欢乐合唱团》编剧艾丽·阿德勒共同打造,由二十世纪电视公司负责制作,是NBC在2012年开发和预订的第13部情景喜剧。
To the streets, “Raq” Thomas is cold, hard and fierce — a successful and deadly woman taking names in a man’s world. She is tough, resolute, ruthless, but Raq still is capable of love. Great love. The sole recipient of that affection is her son, Kanan; he is everything to her. As much as she cares for him, though, there are many instances where one wonders if she loves him for who he is or if she loves him merely as an extension of herself. The middle child of three, Raq also carries the heavy burden as the earner for her two brothers. She is the sun, and everyone else in her universe exists in her orbit.
The third series sees Sgt Davis Lindo (Romario Simpson) and DCI Lara ‘Bart’ Bartlett (Hannah Donaldson) investigate a suspicious death in the travelling community at an estate on the outskirts of Aberdeen. As the investigation gets underway, Lindo and Bart must navigate a complicated cross-community romance which uncovers a complex past.