After debuting to critical and popular acclaim last September, Netflix‘s rom-com series Nobody Wants This is less than a month out from the start of production on Season 2. So what can star Adam Brody tease?
“Very little,” he admitted tonight, in conversation with Deadline on the SAG Awards red carpet. “I think repercussions from [Noah] choosing maybe love over work. He’s going to grapple with that. That’s about as much as I know, to be honest with you.”
Created by and exec produced by Erin Foster, Nobody Wants This explores the unconventional romance between Joanne, a candid agnostic podcaster portrayed by Kristen Bell, and Brody’s unconventional rabbi, Noah Roklov. Inspired by Foster’s relationship with husband Simon Tikhman, the show’s Season 1 finale saw Noah at a crossroads, as Joanne decided, after much contemplation, against converting to Judaism, in a move that leads to the couple’s breakup. In a decisive act, however, Noah ultimately chooses to to prioritize his love for Joanne over his career, in a reevaluation of the priorities and rigid structures that have defined his life.
Season 2 of Nobody Wants This will have Girls alums Jenni Konner and Bruce Eric Kaplan stepping in as showrunners, exec producing alongside Nora Silver, President of Jenni Konner Productions, as well as Erin Foster, Sara Foster, Bell, Steven Levitan, Oly Obst, Danielle Stokdyk and Jeff Morton. The series is produced by 20th Television in association with Steven Levitan Productions.
Breaking out last fall as a word-of-mouth phenomenon, Nobody Wants This garnered one of the most impressive launches for any Netflix original comedy series to date, premiering at #2 on the streamer’s Top 1 and climbing to the #1 slot in its first full week, with an impressive 26.2M views in its first 11 days on the service. The show’s cast also includes Stephanie Faracy, Tovah Feldshuh, Paul Ben-Victor, Michael Hitchcock, Jackie Tohn, Sherry Cola, Shiloh Bearman and Emily Arlook.
Check out our conversation with Brody above.
