Erin Foster
Charley Gallay/Getty Images for NetflixThe creator of the hit Netflix romantic comedy Nobody wants this, Erin Fosterhas spoken about the possibility of a second season.
This post has spoilers for Nobody wants this season 1 finale.
After a surprise twist at the end of season 1 that saw Adam BrodyIt seems that Noah chooses to enter into a relationship with Kristen BellJoanne, and subsequently rejecting his religious calling as a rabbi, Foster, 42, revealed that there is more to his story to tell.
talking to IndieWire In an interview published on Friday, September 27, Foster said, “Talks about a possible season 2 have definitely begun. The story of season 1 is developing very slowly.”
Hopper Stone/Netflix Yes, Kristen Bell and Adam Brody know they're playing characters closer to 30 in Nobody Wants This. The 10-episode series follows the romance of agnostic podcaster Joanne (Bell) and Rabbi Noah (Brody) as they navigate their contrasting personal lives and the role religion plays in your life. At the moment […]
Foster, who is also an actress and starred in the boss from 2005 to 2006 as bad girl Heather opposite Brody's Seth Cohen, added that she has already plotted the direction of a possible season 2. (Netflix has not yet greenlit a second season of Nobody wants this.)
“If there is a season 2, I would like to pick up where we left off and continue to take it slow, because I don't want us to get too far ahead of ourselves,” Foster told the outlet. “I mean, I want my show to be on the air as long as possible.”
Adam Brody and Kristen Bell
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for NetflixSeason 1 of Nobody wants this It follows Joanne, a sex-agnostic podcast host, who meets Noah, a newly single Judaist rabbi, and forms an instant connection with him. For Joanne to be romantically accepted into Noah's world as a long-term partner, she had better convert to Judaism, which provides many very entertaining obstacles to explore in 10-hour-long episodes.
The series, which premiered on Thursday, September 26, has been wholeheartedly embraced by television fans, earning a 94% certification rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Foster, who based the show's plot on how she was converted to Judaism by her own music executive husband. Simon Tikhmanin real life, added that Joanne's decision to avoid the option of becoming a rabbi's wife deserved in-depth exploration.
“That's a big responsibility,” Foster said. “And you also have to remember that Joanne is someone who is not going to pretend, so if she doesn't believe it, she won't live it.”
Foster's authentic writing has clearly won over fans, as has the on-screen chemistry between Brody and Bell, both 44. The couple's first on-screen kiss became a huge topic of conversation on social media and Bell even participated in casting Brody. (Bell is married to David Shepard and shares two daughters, Lincoln, 11, and Delta, 9, while Brody is married to Leighton Meester and shares with her a daughter, Arlo, and a 4-year-old son whose name is not publicly revealed.)
Adam told him The Hollywood Reporter in a Tuesday, Oct. 1 interview that he loved working with Bell. “I should also be very lucky to work with Kristen,” he told the outlet. “She's a phenomenal actress who has an incredible track record…”
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