Yes, Kristen Bell and Adam Brody know that they are portraying characters closer to their 30s in Nobody Wants This . The 10-episode series follows the romance of agnostic podcaster Joanne (Bell) and Rabbi Noah (Brody) as they navigate their contrasting personal lives and the role religion plays in your life. At the time of the show’s release in September 2024, Bell and Brody are both 44 years old.
While Nobody Wants This doesn’t get specific about ages, but both stars feel like the characters are likely younger than them. The show was also inspired by creator Erin Foster ’s real-life romance with her husband, Simon Tikhman , who she met in her late 30s. Bell, for her part, revealed during an episode of the “Armchair Expert” podcast in September that her character was “30 .
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” Bell added, “I think we were both maybe in the same boat of going, ‘Is anyone going to acknowledge or are we going to talk through that we’re probably 10 years too old to be doing this particular character duo?’” Scroll down to see what Bell and Brody have said about playing younger ages in Nobody Wants This : When he was cast on Nobody Wants This, Brody said “one of his biggest concerns” was about his age. “I’m very comfortable with my age,” he clarified on the “Armchair Expert” podcast. “I just don’t want to pretend to be 10 years younger.
I want you to reconcile that you’re casting me and you’ve got to allot for that amount of time that this person has.