Calling all rom-com fans: You will want to watch Nobody Wants This. To prove it, we only need to tell you six words: Adam Brody plays a hot rabbi. The internet-beloved The O.C. alum stars alongside Kristen Bell in this 10-episode Netflix romance series, created by Erin Foster and loosely inspired by her own experience of falling for a Jewish man as a shiksa, a.k.a a non-Jewish woman. In the series, Bell plays Joanne, an agnostic sex-and-dating podcaster, who instantly connects with unconventional, cool rabbi Noah (Brody). Though the pair seem perfect for each other, they must navigate societal obstacles to their relationship, from sabotaging families to Noah's dream of becoming head rabbi.
By the end of the premiere season, which hit Netflix on September 26, 2024, Noah and Joanne's romance is far from over, leaving fans wondering when the must-watch TV series will return for more heart-fluttering episodes. Below, read on to learn everything we know so far about Nobody Wants This season 2.
Has 'Nobody Wants This' been renewed for Season 2?
Yes! Netflix announced the good news that Nobody Wants This is returning for season 2 on October 10, 2024, just two weeks after the romance's series premiere. The pickup isn't a huge surprise, as the rom-com was Netflix's no. 1 TV show for its first two full weeks on the platform. Season 1 racked up "26.2M views in its first 11 days of release, as well as seizing the zeitgeist and triggering a conversation," according to Deadline.
The renewal also comes with a shake-up behind the camera: Girls alums Jenni Konner and Bruce Eric Kaplan have joined the series as executive producers and showrunners for season 2.
“I’m so lucky to be able to continue this story,” creator Erin Foster said of the renewal, “and to do it alongside Jenni Konner and Bruce Eric Kaplan, who I’ve been such a fan of since Girls. … Justice for healthy relationships being the most romantic!”
When will 'Nobody Wants This' season 2 be released?
Now that season 2 is confirmed, Nobody Wants This could be back much sooner than the typical Netflix hit. Per Deadline, the writers' room for the new season "has been open for a couple of weeks" as of Netflix's renewal announcement, signaling that the streamer could be angling for a quick return.
According to What's On Netflix, the romance series was filmed between January and April 2024, before eventually debuting in September. With such a quick timeline, we could maybe even get new episodes before the end of 2025.
Who in the 'Nobody Wants This' cast would return for season 2?
In addition to stars Kristen Bell (Joanne) and Adam Brody (Noah), all of Nobody Wants This's recurring cast members are expected to return for a possible season 2, including Justine Lupe (Morgan), Timothy Simons (Sasha), Jackie Tohn (Esther), Emily Arlook (Rebecca), Sherry Cola (Ashley), Tovah Feldshuh (Bina), Paul Ben-Victor (Ilan), Stephanie Faracy (Lynn), and Michael Hitchcock (Henry). Hopefully, D'Arcy Carden will return as Joanne's friend Ryann, to continue her and Bell's mini-The Good Place reunion.
What would 'Nobody Wants This' season 2 be about?
Spoilers for the Nobody Wants This season 1 finale ahead. Season 1 of Nobody Wants This ends with Joanne and Noah's future together in question. (Perfect for a season 2 renewal, less so for our hearts.) Everything seemed headed for a happy ending when Joanne crashed Miriam's Big Apple bat mitzvah and told Noah she decided to convert to Judaism. (Very Charlotte York from Sex and the City of her!) However, as the night went on, Joanne began to realize that she wasn't ready to make the extremely personal transition, and take on the pressure of representing the faith as a rabbi's wife. By the end of the night, Noah was on cloud nine after learning he was set to become the next head rabbi, but Joanne admitted to him that she was not ready to convert and didn't know if she would ever be.
Though Noah still wanted to work things out, Joanne ended the relationship, telling a devastated Noah, "You can’t have both and I would never make you choose." They appeared to both accept the heartbreaking reality as Joanne boarded the shuttle to leave the party. However, when she disembarked at the parking lot, Noah was already standing by her car waiting for her. “Well, you were right. I can’t have both,” he told her, before pulling her into a passionate kiss. And with that, Nobody Wants This season 1 ends.
Following that dramatic cliffhanger, season 2 of Nobody Wants This will likely follow the couple as they fight to make their relationship work against even more pushback. Noah's family will likely not be happy with him choosing Joanne over the head rabbi gig, and the sacrifice may weigh on Noah once the butterflies from that last kiss wear off. Meanwhile, Joanne still has a lot to learn about Judaism, and we'll have to see whether she ever decides to convert solely for herself and not just for Noah. Here's hoping that everything works out for these lovebirds in the end (after a couple more seasons, of course).
What has the cast said about 'Nobody Wants This' season 2 so far?
The hot rabbi himself has shared his thoughts about what that finale kiss means for Joanne and Noah. Speaking with Tudum, Adam Brody said that he saw the kiss as Noah promising Joanne, "I put you first. Everything else will work itself out, but I’m saying that you are my priority."
However, the O.C. alum added, "In the light of day, will he still feel that way? I don’t know. It’s an open question."
"I think that’s what the show can explore,” he continued. “What should he do? What should she do? What version of sacrifice is worth it? What constitutes growth, or what constitutes dimming yourself to be with someone else? It’s a sacrifice, but ideally, you grow together and you’re better for it — you don’t have to [lop] off a limb.”
