The second season of Nobody Wants This is about to start filming after blowing up online — but is every fan favorite returning for more episodes of the show?
Nobody Wants This, which premiered in September 2024, centered on the unlikely relationship between an outspoken, agnostic woman Joanne (played by Kristen Bell) and an unconventional rabbi Noah (portrayed by Adam Brody). The Netflix series received praise from critics and fans alike for the intense onscreen chemistry displayed between the two leads.
“They just have, like, unreal chemistry. It’s crazy because they’re friends in real life. They don’t have that chemistry off camera,” series creator Erin Foster, who based the show off her own marriage, told TVLine at the time. “There’s no, like, sexual tension on set, and then the camera goes, and it’s like, ‘Holy s—!’ It’s really there.”
While season 1 ended up on a hopeful note for Joanne and Noah, it remains to be seen whether they can continue to weather various relationship challenges. Foster clarified that fans shouldn’t be worried about missing too much of Joanne and Noah’s timeline when the show returns.
Stefania Rosini/Netflix When Netflix announced it had renewed its hit rom-com series Nobody Wants This for a second season, fans instantly rejoiced knowing they’d more of Joanne and Noah’s love story. The show, which premiered in September 2024, debuted with a 10 episode order, tracking the unlikely romance between sex podcaster Joanne (Kristen Bell) and […]
“I think we’ll pick up mostly more or less where we left off,” Foster told The Hollywood Reporter in October 2024. “Not the same night, but the same moment of, ‘So, what now? How do we do this?’”
Foster noted that Netflix urged her not to move the story along too quickly in season 1, avoiding “manufactured time jumps” that wouldn’t let the audience “experience the minutiae of how a relationship unfolds.”
In addition to the show’s original cast, Nobody Wants This surprised viewers with some newcomers — including Brody’s real-life wife, Leighton Meester.
“He’s my favorite actor, and he’s my favorite person. So the two of those things just make for a wonderful day at work,” Meester told TVLine in February 2024 days before her casting was announced. “I get to be with my best friend, who I love and look up to. I always forget that I’m watching him when I am, and whenever I work with him, it feels very secondhand, and there’s so much love and trust. So I’m just grateful every time I get to be on set with him.”
Keep scrolling to see which Nobody Wants This characters are returning for season 2 — and which aren’t:
Joanne
Before returning to film season 2, Bell teased what fans can expect, telling Variety in December 2024, “We’ve added some delicious people to the mix, [new showrunners] Jenny Connor and Bruce Eric Kaplan, which is very exciting. Nothing has been completely decided yet, but the writers have been in it for about a month. The season is roughly boarded out and I’m very happy.”
She continued: “That’s one thing I really respect about Erin Foster, who created the show, and even the newcomers we’ve had this season come in. Their commitment seems to be, ‘We gave the people what they wanted.’ The second season, we’re not going to have Godzilla make an entrance. It’s not going to become an alien show. No evil twins.”
Noah Roklov
“I don’t care [what happens in season 2], as long as it’s clever and sweet and funny, you know what I mean?” Brody told Variety that same month. “I want it to be good, and that can take many forms. I’m not too invested in the twists and turns as long as they’re true and smart and fun to play.”
Morgan
Justine Lupe is returning as Joanne’s younger sister and podcast cohost in the next season of Nobody Wants This. Based on some new casting developments — more on that later — fans should expect Morgan’s love life to be at the center of season 2.
Sasha Roklov
Expanding on the various family dynamics means bringing Timothy Simons back as Noah’s older brother.
Esther Roklov
“Season 2 is a-coming,” Tohn, who was promoted to series regular for season 2, exclusively told Us Weekly in October 2024. “It’s so nuts and so exciting. I mean, you make a show, you have no idea who’s going to watch it or if anyone’s going to watch it.”
She added: “I think that Kristen and Adam are really charming. I think the writing is fabulous, and I do think it’s really an easy watch, obviously. I mean, my opinions are the opinions of the people who love it. I’m just like, ‘Oh, this is what I’m clocking.’ Everyone’s loving it, watching it multiple times … and I guess I’m hearing from a lot of people that rom-coms were gone.”
Abby
Meester is not just reuniting with her husband but also Gossip Girl costar Bell during season 2 of Nobody Wants This. According to her character outline, Meester plays Joanne’s middle school nemesis who is now an Instagram mommy influencer.
Lenny
Miles Fowler will guest star in season 2 as Noah’s Matzah Ballers teammate who gets set up with Morgan.
