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6 hours ago
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Justine Lupe on the unexpected chemistries that power Netflix's ‘Nobody Wants This'
For any good rom-com, chemistry is key, as Netflix's smash hit series Nobody Wants This so delightfully demonstrates. But it isn't just the romantic relationship between leading love interests Joanne (Kristin Bell) and Noah (Adam Brody) that gives the show its spark: The crackling repartee between sisters and podcasting partners Joanne and Morgan (Justine Lupe) — calling each other out with affection, mostly — proved just as crucial to the show's appeal, and that special alchemy was almost instantaneous. "I've got to be honest: I feel like it happened pretty quickly!" Lupe told Gold Derby at a recent FYC event for the series at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, where she and castmates Bell, Brody, Timothy Simons and Jackie Tohn joined series creator Erin Foster and her sister Sara Foster, also a producer on the show, to record an episode of their own real-life podcast. More from GoldDerby 'Wicked: For Good' trailer teases more monkeys, a wedding, and Dorothy Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood: The debunked 'White Lotus' feud explained 'What We Do in the Shadows' cast on alternate series finale endings and the parody that didn't work "I think Kristen's such an incredible actress, and I kind of just made it my mission: If I focused on her, if I put my attention on her, that everything would kind of fall into place and that it would be easeful and that the chemistry would just be there," said Lupe. "Because she's such an open person, and I know myself and I'm a really open person, so the dialogue was there, the script was in place and the direction was there. So I think just us being present with each other kind of did enough that there was some good chemistry from the very beginning."Lupe also found fertile opportunities to create an unpredictably off-kilter bond — part feud and part fondness — between Morgan and Noah's unfiltered, often socially maladroit brother Sasha, played by Simons; though Sasha is devoted to his domineering wife Esther (Tohn), viewers were left wondering if the pair's chemistry might percolate into something… more. "You'll have to see what happens this [coming] season in terms of our dynamic, but I think last season we kind of were kept in the dark about what exactly was going on between them," Lupe teased while describing how she and Simons came at crafting their banter. "We wanted to play the kind of magnetism that was there and the chemistry was there and the attraction that was there without kind of veering it too far into a necessarily romantic attraction," she revealed. "And so living in that gray space was really interesting for both of us, especially because as an adult you really do understand what that dynamic is when you have your own kind of life and your own relationships, but you meet someone later on that brings out a different energy in you." Lupe pointed out the sparks that fly between several of the show's characters, romantically entangled and otherwise, as the show both leans into and upends romantic comedy traditions. "There's just incredible chemistry and I think that's a big part of every good rom-com," she said. "I like that they're doing something a little bit different, coming into the romance at a different time than we normally see people coming into a romantic relationship in their lives. I like that these people are in their late thirties and they're finding each other when they're more evolved and they know themselves really well, and yet there's still a lot to learn about each other and themselves and a lot of growing to do." Erin Foster told Gold Derby that she knows that as the show heads into its second season there's an inherent challenge in adapting the established rom-com formula into a long-form streaming series, finding a steady stream of fresh and believable obstacles to challenge Joanne and Noah's relationship, but "the best way to do it is the real-life small challenges." "The first year of a relationship is all the tricky stuff of how you merge your friends and what the day-to-day looks like and how you see the next five years," she said. "To me that's the easier way to create challenges instead of the big formulaic stuff. It's really like the small stuff." "I think that's why Erin, her writing resonates so much with people, because she writes complicated, messy real-life stories" added Sara Foster. "Real-life relationships are not simple. They're multifaceted. They take a long time to get to where you kind of want to go, and so there's a lot to cover." "There's a lot of small stuff!" the sisters said in unison. Season 2 of Nobody Wants This will premiere Oct. 23. Best of GoldDerby Chloë Sevigny on Kitty Menendez and 'Monsters' fascination: 'People are endlessly curious about those who have privilege and abuse it' Jason Isaacs relives filming 'The White Lotus' piña colada scene: 'It was one of the reasons I was worried about taking the job' Kaitlyn Dever on playing 'horrible' characters in 'Last of Us', 'Apple Cider Vinegar': 'I just don't see any other option but to give 100 percent' Click here to read the full article.
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19 hours ago
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Hot Rabbi Is Back: ‘Nobody Wants This' Season 2 Sets Fall 2025 Premiere Date
Everybody wants this: The second season of Netflix rom-com Nobody Wants This will premiere on Oct. 23. The series stars Kristen Bell as Joanne, a podcaster who finds love with an attractive rabbi named Noah (Adam Brody). It also features Timothy Simons, Jackie Tohn, Stephanie Faracy, Michael Hitchcock, Tovah Feldshuh, Paul Ben-Victor, Emily Arlook, Sherry Cola, and Shiloh Berman. Guest stars for Season 2 include Leighton Meester, Miles Fowler, Alex Karpovsky, and Arian Moayed. More from Rolling Stone Eminem, Post Malone Make Cameos in Adam Sandler's 'Happy Gilmore 2' Trailer 'Wednesday': Netflix Unveils First 6 Minutes of Season 2, Reveals Lady Gaga's Role 'Squid Game' Teases 'Grave Consequences' in Trailer for Third and Final Season The cast was on hand yesterday to announce the premiere date at an Emmys event at the the Academy Museum in Los Angeles. Netflix later shared a short video of the cast asking a 'special' Magic 8 Ball about the forthcoming season. In a joint interview with Rolling Stone after the Season 1 premiere, Brody and Bell discussed the series and why they wanted to bring back the rom-com. 'Rom-coms leaned into simplicity for a while, and the reason I liked this one is there are some very complex issues at play that do harken back to Romeo and Juliet, where you want them so badly to be together, you want the world to disappear for them,' Bell said. 'I liked the real-life complexity of a girl who doesn't really know how to have a good date because she's a self-sabotager [being] with a 'good boy,' where the world around him doesn't necessarily approve of this relationship, and then figuring out if and how they can make it work.' Brody added of his fan favorite character, 'I thought it was very charming, and I also liked the idea of playing a rabbi. Even though I've played Jewish characters before, I've never played somebody so faith-based. So to lean into that side of it, and something very different from my own personality, I thought would be interesting.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Best 'Saturday Night Live' Characters of All Time Denzel Washington's Movies Ranked, From Worst to Best 70 Greatest Comedies of the 21st Century
Daily Mirror
a day ago
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Netflix Nobody Wants This season 2 is coming sooner than you think
Nobody Wants This season two has been confirmed by Netflix with the main cast given the task of announcing exactly when it will be out. Nobody Wants This season two was announced by the main cast, igniting a frenzy of anticipation for the Netflix smash-hit's return. Adam Brody and Kristen Bell's captivating portrayal of Rabbi Noah and podcaster Joanne swept viewers off their feet last year, as Netflix subscribers were gripped by the pair's stormy yet charming love saga. Less than a month passed before the streamer greenlit more trials and tribulations for the couple, promising another round of family chaos in the upcoming season. Bell, Brody, Justine Lupe, Timothy Simons, and Jackie Tohn starred in a quirky video, employing a Magic 8 ball to tease details about the hotly anticipated second series. Brody faced a momentary setback when he inquired about his character's sporting successes, receiving a cheeky "try again loser" from the fortune-telling orb, while Lupe had reason to cheer with a "Mazel Tov" hinting at Morgan's blooming romance prospects. Bell posed the pivotal question: "What is coming on October 23?", to which the magic 8 ball cryptically suggested "Ask a Rabbi". Taking the hint, Brody seized the moment to declare: "And the Rabbi says, season two [of] your favourite show and mine, Nobody Wants This." Upon hearing the news, devout followers couldn't contain their jubilation, flocking to YouTube and X, formerly Twitter, with a barrage of comments voicing their eagerness for the cherished rom-com's continuation. Fans have been left stunned by the speedy turnaround, with the second series announcement coming hot on the heels of the first season. A fan expressed their surprise: "I'm genuinely shocked! A show that has its second season released only a year after the first one?!" They added with disbelief: "I never thought I'd see that happen again! Usually shows take two years before another season releases!" Another person echoed the sentiment saying: "Happy to hear. It feels kinda fast in a good way. Shows have been taking forever to come back on." While another praised: "The turnaround on this to season two soooo good ! Well done to all involved." Reflecting the impatience many viewers feel between seasons, another commenter shared: "Finally a show when you don't have to wait 2, 3 years for a new season." In a thrilling update for fans, it's also been spilled that Gossip Girl icon and Brody's real-life partner Leighton Meester will grace Nobody Wants This with her presence in its second season. The buzz is that Meester will portray Abby, a former school adversary of Joanne who has become an Instagram mommy influencer.
Daily Record
a day ago
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- Daily Record
Nobody Wants This fans say the same thing as Netflix cast confirm season 2 release date
Nobody Wants This season two was confirmed just one month after the romantic-comedy dropped on Netflix last year WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Nobody Wants This. Nobody Wants This season two's release date has been unveiled with the main cast given the job of announcing exactly when it will be out. Season one of Adam Brody and Kristen Bell's new rom-com series took the world by storm last year as Netflix fans couldn't get enough of Rabbi Noah and podcaster Joanne's turbulent romance. It took less than a month for the streamer to confirm the show's future and thankfully, there will be more to come from Noah, Joanne and their meddling families with series two on the way. The main cast made up of Bell, Brody, Justine Lupe, Timothy Simons and Jackie Tohn featured in a video where they get a Magic 8 ball to answer questions about series two. Brody was disappointed to get 'try again loser' as he asked if Noah's basketball team Matzah Ballers would make it to the play-offs and Lupe celebrated as she received a 'Mazel Tov' on Morgan finding love this time around. Bell then asked: 'What is coming on October 23?', prompting the Magic 8 ball to reply 'Ask a Rabbi'. Brody then took his cue and replied: 'And the Rabbi says, season two [of] your favourite show and mine, Nobody Wants This.' Following the announcement, fans flooded to YouTube and X, formerly Twitter, to express their excitement with many sharing that they 'cannot wait' for the new episodes. Some fans though couldn't help but comment on the quick turn around with series two's release date announced less than a year since the first outing. A user remarked: 'I'm genuinely shocked! A show that has its second season released only a year after the first one?! 'I never thought I'd see that happen again! Usually shows take two years before another season releases!' A second agreed: 'Happy to hear. It feels kinda fast in a good way. Shows have been taking forever to come back on.' Another added: 'The turnaround on this to season two soooo good ! Well done to all involved.' 'Finally a show when you don't have to wait 2 3 years for a new season,' someone else remarked. A new casting announcement has already been made with Gossip Girl legend and Brody's real-life wife Leighton Meester joining for Nobody Wants This season two. It has been revealed that Meester is going to play Abby, Joanne's school nemesis who now works as an Instagram mommy influencer.
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‘Nobody Wants This' Season 2 Premiere Date Set at Netflix
Nobody Wants This has a return date. The Netflix show will have its second-season premiere on Oct. 23, 2025. More from The Hollywood Reporter John Mulaney Explains Why He Declined Offer to Host 2024 Oscars 'Squid Game' Star Lee Jung-jae Is Happy With How Series Ends but Is "Very Nervous" for Fan Reaction Netflix's 'Wednesday' Releases First Six Minutes of Season 2, Officially Confirms Lady Gaga Guest Role The show's executive producers and cast made the announcement Sunday live on stage at Netflix's FYSEE L.A. Emmy event celebrating Season 1. Those in attendance included series creator Erin Foster, executive producer Sara Foster, executive producer/star Kristen Bell and castmembers Adam Brody, Justine Lupe, Timothy Simons and Jackie Tohn. The event, which took place at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, featured a screening of the Season 1 premiere followed by a live panel taping for Erin and Sara Foster's podcast The World's First Podcast. Bell and Brody star as an agnostic podcast host and an unconventional rabbi, respectively, who fall for each other and try to pursue a relationship but find themselves dealing with obstacles along the way, including family members on both sides. Bell, Brody, Lupe, Simons and Tohn are all returning for Season 2, along with Stephanie Faracy, Michael Hitchcock, Tovah Feldshuh, Paul Ben-Victor, Emily Arlook, Sherry Cola and Shiloh Berman. Guest stars set to appear in Season 2 include Leighton Meester (Brody's real-life wife), Miles Fowler, Alex Karpovsky and Arian Moayed. Netflix says that the first season of the show was on its global top 10 list of English-language shows for six weeks and reached the top 10 in 89 countries. In addition to Erin and Sara Foster and Bell, the show's executive producers are Steven Levitan, Danielle Stokdyk, Jeff Morton, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner and Nora Silver, with Oly Obst executive producing for 3arts. Kaplan and Konner serve as showrunners. The series is produced by 20th Television. Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
