# Nobody Wants This
**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).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Creator | Erin Foster, who loosely based the story on her own life and conversion to Judaism[3](https://apnews.com/article/f574958ba9d1b016c36496e7ee0181bf) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and characters
Joanne 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/).
The 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).
### Seasons and viewership
**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).
**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).
**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).
## Creation and production
Erin 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).
Foster 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).
Parts 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).
## Reception
Critics 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).
**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/).
## References
1. [Nobody Wants This, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/81591296)
2. [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)
3. [Following meteoric success - and some criticism - 'Nobody Wants This' evolves in Season 2, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/f574958ba9d1b016c36496e7ee0181bf)
4. [Nobody Wants This, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/nobody_wants_this)
5. [Nobody Wants This - Latest News and Updates, What's on Netflix](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/title/nobody-wants-this/)
6. [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)
7. [Netflix Q3 2024 Shareholder Letter](https://ir.netflix.net/files/doc_financials/2024/q3/FINAL-Q3-24-Shareholder-Lettter.pdf)
8. [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/)
9. [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)
10. [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/)
11. ['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)
12. [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/)
13. [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)
14. [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/)
15. [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)
16. [Metacritic aggregated scores page](https://metacriticz.pages.dev/)
17. ['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/)
18. ['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//)
19. ['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/)
20. ['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/)
21. [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/)
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