Like all the best Netflix shows, Nobody Wants This seems to have come out of nowhere – and yet, it’s all anybody is talking about. The rom-com TV series came out last week and has already been getting rave reviews, and speculation about a season two is already in the works. Starring Adam Brody and Kristen Bell as star-crossed lovers (of a sort), it’s been climbing towards the platform’s most-watched list since it launched on September 26.
Missed out on the initial buzz? Here’s everything you need to know about the show. The plot is that of your classic rom-com. Joanne (played by Kristen Bell) is a serial dater who turns her life stories into material for the podcast she runs with her sister Morgan.
But then she’s introduced her to Noah (Adam Brody), a Jewish rabbi who’s just broken off a long engagement. The two hit it off, but soon face the first of many hurdles: namely, can they overcome their differences and forge a happy relationship together? The show was created by Erin Foster , whose own life story is similar to that portrayed on-screen: a woman who started dating a Jewish man. She also eventually converted for him through her own marriage.
Interesting, Foster is also a creative head for the dating app Bumble. The show is crammed to the gills with some great comedic talent. Kristen Bell (who voiced Anna in Frozen and protagonist Eleanor in The Good Place ) plays Joanne, while Justine Lupe (best known for playing Willa in Succession) plays Morgan.
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