{ "id": "epnzjjhy03", "slug": "nobody-wants-this", "title": "Nobody Wants This", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "label": "Scripted television and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy", "label": "Sitcom and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy.american_sitcom_series", "label": "American sitcoms and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy.american_sitcom_series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy.american_sitcom_series.2020s-cable-and-streaming-comedies", "label": "2020s cable and streaming comedies", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy.american_sitcom_series.2020s-cable-and-streaming-comedies" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy.american_sitcom_series.2020s-cable-and-streaming-comedies", "label": "United States · 2021 and later: 2020s cable and streaming comedies", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy.american_sitcom_series.2020s-cable-and-streaming-comedies", "path": [ { "id": "geo.us", "label": "United States", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021", "label": "United States · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "label": "Scripted television and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy", "label": "Sitcom and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy.american_sitcom_series", "label": "American sitcoms and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy.american_sitcom_series" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy.american_sitcom_series.2020s-cable-and-streaming-comedies", "label": "2020s cable and streaming comedies", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy.american_sitcom_series.2020s-cable-and-streaming-comedies" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Nobody Wants This is a Netflix romantic comedy series created by Erin Foster, starring Kristen Bell as agnostic podcaster Joanne and Adam Brody as rabbi Noah. Three seasons (2024, 2025, 2026), a Golden Globe-nominated hit, loosely based on Foster's conversion to Judaism.", "snippet": "Nobody Wants This is a Netflix romantic comedy series created by Erin Foster, starring Kristen Bell as agnostic podcaster Joanne and Adam Brody as rabbi Noah. Three seasons (2024, 2025, 2026), a Golden Globe-nominated hit, loosely based on Foster's conversion to Judaism.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy.american_sitcom_series.2020s-cable-and-streaming-comedies", "markdown": "# Nobody Wants This\n\n**Nobody Wants This** is an American romantic comedy television series on Netflix created by Erin Foster, in which Joanne ([Kristen Bell](https://www.edgepedia.org/kristen-bell)), an agnostic sex-and-dating podcaster, falls in love with Noah ([Adam Brody](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-brody)), a newly single rabbi, and the two navigate their different lives, families, and the question of whether Joanne will convert to Judaism[1](https://www.netflix.com/title/81591296). The 10-episode first season premiered on September 26, 2024[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-release-date-photos-news?inapp=true%2F), and the show became one of Netflix's most-watched comedies, running for three seasons by October 2026[1](https://www.netflix.com/title/81591296).\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Premise | An agnostic sex podcaster and a newly single rabbi fall in love; their relationship must survive their different lives and meddling families[1](https://www.netflix.com/title/81591296) |\n| Creator | Erin Foster, who loosely based the story on her own life and conversion to Judaism[3](https://apnews.com/article/f574958ba9d1b016c36496e7ee0181bf) |\n| Lead cast | Kristen Bell (Joanne), Adam Brody (Noah), Justine Lupe (Morgan), Timothy Simons (Sasha), Jackie Tohn (Esther)[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/nobody_wants_this) |\n| Seasons | Season 1 premiered September 26, 2024; Season 2 on October 23, 2025; Season 3 on October 22, 2026, each with 10 episodes[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-release-date-photos-news?inapp=true%2F) • [5](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/title/nobody-wants-this/) • [6](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-season-3-news-cast-release-date?inapp=true%2F) |\n| Viewership | Season 1 drew 37.0 million views in its release window and 57 million views in three months; Season 2 drew 18 million views in its first 11 days at No. 1 on Netflix's English TV list[7](https://ir.netflix.net/files/doc_financials/2024/q3/FINAL-Q3-24-Shareholder-Lettter.pdf) • [3](https://apnews.com/article/f574958ba9d1b016c36496e7ee0181bf) • [6](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-season-3-news-cast-release-date?inapp=true%2F) |\n| Awards | Nominated for best musical or comedy series at the Golden Globes, with Bell and Brody both nominated for acting awards; both also received SAG Award nominations[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-release-date-photos-news?inapp=true%2F) |\n| Production | Produced by 20th Television in association with Steven Levitan Productions[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-release-date-photos-news?inapp=true%2F) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and characters\n\nJoanne hosts a podcast with her younger sister Morgan ([Justine Lupe](https://www.edgepedia.org/justine-lupe)); the show shares its title with their chat show[8](https://time.com/7024349/nobody-wants-this-review-netflix/). She meets Noah at a dinner party in the series premiere, shortly after he has broken up with his longtime girlfriend Rebecca (Emily Arlook)[9](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-cast-season-3?inapp=true%2F) • [8](https://time.com/7024349/nobody-wants-this-review-netflix/). The first season centers on their will-they-won't-they romance and the pressure on Joanne to convert, ending with Noah telling her he wants to be with her regardless[10](https://www.heyalma.com/why-does-season-two-of-nobody-wants-this-feel-less-jewish/).\n\nThe supporting cast surrounds the couple with family friction. Noah's brother Sasha (Timothy Simons) is married to Esther ([Jackie Tohn](https://www.edgepedia.org/jackie-tohn)), who initially dislikes Joanne; Noah's mother Bina ([Tovah Feldshuh](https://www.edgepedia.org/tovah-feldshuh)) refuses to accept the relationship[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-release-date-photos-news?inapp=true%2F) • [10](https://www.heyalma.com/why-does-season-two-of-nobody-wants-this-feel-less-jewish/). Joanne and Morgan's family includes their father Henry ([Michael Hitchcock](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-hitchcock)), recently out of the closet, and their mother Lynn (Stephanie Faracy)[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-release-date-photos-news?inapp=true%2F).\n\n### Seasons and viewership\n\n**Season 1** premiered on September 26, 2024, and, according to Netflix's Q3 2024 shareholder letter, drew 37.0 million views[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-release-date-photos-news?inapp=true%2F) • [7](https://ir.netflix.net/files/doc_financials/2024/q3/FINAL-Q3-24-Shareholder-Lettter.pdf). According to the Associated Press, the show remained on Netflix's Global English Top 10 TV list for six weeks and accumulated 57 million views over a three-month span.[3](https://apnews.com/article/f574958ba9d1b016c36496e7ee0181bf) Netflix renewed it for a second season on October 10, 2024, two weeks after the premiere[13](https://parade.com/tv/will-there-be-a-season-4-of-nobody-wants-this-everything-we-know).\n\n**Season 2**, released October 23, 2025, follows the couple past the honeymoon phase as Joanne weighs conversion, Noah is forced out of his synagogue, and Sasha and Esther separate[5](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/title/nobody-wants-this/) • [10](https://www.heyalma.com/why-does-season-two-of-nobody-wants-this-feel-less-jewish/). It held the No. 1 spot on Netflix's English TV list for two weeks in a row with 18 million views in its first 11 days, reached the Top 10 in 82 countries, and pulled Season 1 back onto the list at No. 7[6](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-season-3-news-cast-release-date?inapp=true%2F). In the finale, Joanne decides to convert just as Noah realizes he wants to be with her no matter what she chooses[6](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-season-3-news-cast-release-date?inapp=true%2F).\n\n**Season 3** was announced on November 4, 2025, just under two weeks after Season 2's release[13](https://parade.com/tv/will-there-be-a-season-4-of-nobody-wants-this-everything-we-know) • [14](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/nobody-wants-this-season-3/). Filming began in Los Angeles on March 24, 2026[15](https://netflixlife.com/nobody-wants-this-season-3-filming-begins-promising-release-news), and all 10 episodes premiered on October 22, 2026[6](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-season-3-news-cast-release-date?inapp=true%2F). The season moves Joanne and Noah in together and shifts the question from \"will they\" to \"how are they going to,\" in the words of co-showrunner [Jenni Konner](https://www.edgepedia.org/jenni-konner)[6](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-season-3-news-cast-release-date?inapp=true%2F). [Sarah Silverman](https://www.edgepedia.org/sarah-silverman) joins as Eden, the lead rabbi of Joanne's conversion class, and [Andrew Rannells](https://www.edgepedia.org/andrew-rannells) plays her opinionated classmate Sebastian, with Keyla Monterroso Mejia in a major recurring role and guest appearances by Avan Jogia, Poorna Jagannathan, Sadie Sandler, Stephanie Koenig, and Steven Weber; Foster herself cameos in Episode 4[6](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-season-3-news-cast-release-date?inapp=true%2F) • [9](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-cast-season-3?inapp=true%2F). As of late October 2026, Netflix had not announced a fourth season[13](https://parade.com/tv/will-there-be-a-season-4-of-nobody-wants-this-everything-we-know).\n\n## Creation and production\n\nErin Foster developed the series from her own experience. Development began during a three-year pod deal she and her sister Sara Foster held at 20th [Television](https://www.edgepedia.org/television) from 2019 to 2022, and the studio later signed the sisters to an overall deal through their Fatigue Sisters Productions[11](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nobody-wants-eps-erin-sara-201500640.html). Foster has said the show is based on \"the only good decision I ever made: falling for a nice Jewish boy,\" and that she wanted to tell a Jewish story \"from an outsider's perspective for someone who chose Judaism\"[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-release-date-photos-news?inapp=true%2F). She has also described the religious elements as \"more of a backdrop\" for the love story than a focal point[3](https://apnews.com/article/f574958ba9d1b016c36496e7ee0181bf).\n\nFoster and Craig DiGregorio ran the first season; after Netflix renewed the show, Jenni Konner and Bruce Eric Kaplan, both known for HBO's *[Girls](https://www.edgepedia.org/girls-tv-series)*, took over as showrunners for Season 2, while Foster stayed on as an executive producer[12](https://www.fanbolt.com/184980/will-there-be-a-nobody-wants-this-season-4-what-netflix-has-and-hasnt-said/) • [3](https://apnews.com/article/f574958ba9d1b016c36496e7ee0181bf). The series is produced by 20th Television in association with Steven Levitan Productions[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-release-date-photos-news?inapp=true%2F).\n\nParts of the show were filmed at Sinai Temple, a Conservative synagogue in Los Angeles, where Rabbi Nicole Guzik recalled Brody asking her to review his Hebrew pronunciations for both of the first two seasons[3](https://apnews.com/article/f574958ba9d1b016c36496e7ee0181bf).\n\n## Reception\n\nCritics responded warmly to the leads. Time's Judy Berman wrote that Bell and Brody's chemistry made the \"faintly absurd\" interfaith rom-com breezily watchable, while noting the show felt distant from the realities of contemporary Jewish-gentile relationships[8](https://time.com/7024349/nobody-wants-this-review-netflix/). Metacritic lists the series at a score of 70, generally favorable[16](https://metacriticz.pages.dev/). The show earned Golden Globe nominations for best musical or comedy series and for both Bell and Brody, and SAG Award nominations for both leads[2](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-release-date-photos-news?inapp=true%2F).\n\n**Jewish representation** has been the show's most persistent criticism. Reviewers at The Harvard Crimson found the Jewish characters outside Noah behaved problematically and that the show used Judaism as a plot point without making a serious statement about it[17](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/10/8/nobody-wants-this-season-review/) • [18](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/18/nobody-wants-this-season-two-review//). Critics including Esther Zuckerman objected to the stereotype-heavy depiction of Jewish mothers and women[10](https://www.heyalma.com/why-does-season-two-of-nobody-wants-this-feel-less-jewish/). Hey Alma's fact-checking found Season 1 relatively accurate but judged Season 2's portrayal of Judaism to have backslid, citing errors such as a sermon on Tu Bishvat described in terms of mourning, a theme of the fast day [Tisha B'Av](https://www.edgepedia.org/tisha-bav)[10](https://www.heyalma.com/why-does-season-two-of-nobody-wants-this-feel-less-jewish/). The Forward and the Jewish Post and News both argued the show became less Jewish over time, with the latter noting that Season 3 largely gives up on explaining Judaism to the wider world[19](https://forward.com/culture/film-tv/777922/nobody-wants-this-season-2-review-netflix/) • [20](https://jewishpostandnews.ca/uncategorized/nobody-wants-this-is-getting-less-and-less-jewish/). Hey Alma's Season 3 fact-check credited the show with capturing moments of Jewish verisimilitude, including Joanne's mother Lynn's decision to convert[21](https://www.heyalma.com/fact-checking-the-judaism-in-season-3-of-netflixs-nobody-wants-this/).\n\n## References\n\n1. [Nobody Wants This, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/81591296)\n2. [Kristen Bell and Adam Brody Fall in Love in the Comedy Nobody Wants This, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-release-date-photos-news?inapp=true%2F)\n3. [Following meteoric success - and some criticism - 'Nobody Wants This' evolves in Season 2, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/f574958ba9d1b016c36496e7ee0181bf)\n4. [Nobody Wants This, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/nobody_wants_this)\n5. [Nobody Wants This - Latest News and Updates, What's on Netflix](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/title/nobody-wants-this/)\n6. [Nobody Wants This Season 3 Now Streaming: New Plot, Cast, Release Date, Photos, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-season-3-news-cast-release-date?inapp=true%2F)\n7. [Netflix Q3 2024 Shareholder Letter](https://ir.netflix.net/files/doc_financials/2024/q3/FINAL-Q3-24-Shareholder-Lettter.pdf)\n8. [Kristen Bell and Adam Brody's Chemistry Saves the Faintly Absurd Interfaith Rom-Com Nobody Wants This, Time](https://time.com/7024349/nobody-wants-this-review-netflix/)\n9. [Nobody Wants This: Cast Guide for Season 3, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/nobody-wants-this-cast-season-3?inapp=true%2F)\n10. [Why Does Season Two of 'Nobody Wants This' Feel Less Jewish?, Hey Alma](https://www.heyalma.com/why-does-season-two-of-nobody-wants-this-feel-less-jewish/)\n11. ['Nobody Wants This' EPs Erin & Sara Foster Ink Overall Deal With 20th Television, Yahoo Entertainment](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nobody-wants-eps-erin-sara-201500640.html)\n12. [Will There Be a 'Nobody Wants This' Season 4? What Netflix Has and Hasn't Said, FanBolt](https://www.fanbolt.com/184980/will-there-be-a-nobody-wants-this-season-4-what-netflix-has-and-hasnt-said/)\n13. [Will There Be a Season 4 of 'Nobody Wants This'? Everything We Know, Parade](https://parade.com/tv/will-there-be-a-season-4-of-nobody-wants-this-everything-we-know)\n14. [More Hot Rabbi Romance Is Upon Us. Here's What We Know About 'Nobody Wants This' Season 3, Marie Claire](https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/nobody-wants-this-season-3/)\n15. [Nobody Wants This season 3 filming begins with promising release news, Netflix Life](https://netflixlife.com/nobody-wants-this-season-3-filming-begins-promising-release-news)\n16. [Metacritic aggregated scores page](https://metacriticz.pages.dev/)\n17. ['Nobody Wants This' is Messy, Dysfunctional, and Far Too Ambitious - and it Still Kinda Rocks, The Harvard Crimson](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/10/8/nobody-wants-this-season-review/)\n18. ['Nobody Wants This' Season 2 Review: Marriage, Mothers, and Mishegas, The Harvard Crimson](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/18/nobody-wants-this-season-two-review//)\n19. ['Nobody Wants This' season 2 has the same charm and ills, The Forward](https://forward.com/culture/film-tv/777922/nobody-wants-this-season-2-review-netflix/)\n20. ['Nobody Wants This' is getting less and less Jewish, Jewish Post and News](https://jewishpostandnews.ca/uncategorized/nobody-wants-this-is-getting-less-and-less-jewish/)\n21. [Fact-Checking the Judaism in Season 3 of Netflix's 'Nobody Wants This', Hey Alma](https://www.heyalma.com/fact-checking-the-judaism-in-season-3-of-netflixs-nobody-wants-this/)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Scripted television and comedy series › Sitcom and comedy series › American sitcoms and comedy series › 2020s cable and streaming comedies*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/nobody-wants-this", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/nobody-wants-this.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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