Netflix renews 'Nobody Want This' for a fourth season

Netflix has renewed its popular romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This for a fourth season, according to information from Tudum.

The renewal comes just two weeks after the premiere of the third season, which recorded the best launch week this year for a comedy series that returns with a new season to the platform.

The third season accumulated 13.4 million views in its first two weeks of availability on the streamer.

The second season accumulated 18 million views in the same period of time, worldwide, remaining in first place in the global Top 10 of Netflix English-language series for two consecutive weeks, and reaching the Top 10 in 82 countries. For its part, the first season accumulated 26.2 million views in the same period (its first 11 days of availability on the platform).

The series created by Erin Fosterknown in our country as Nobody wants thisstars Kristen Bell (The Good Place) y Adam Brody (The O.C.), with a plot centered on the unexpected relationship between a rabbi, Noah (Brody) and an agnostic woman, Joanne (Bell).

“We are very happy and excited to be doing another season of our favorite television show, which, coincidentally, is the one we direct,” Foster, said in a statement. Jenny Conner y Bruce Eric Kaplanco-directors and executive producers of the series.

The plot of the third season brought important news for the protagonist couple, Joanne (Bell) and Noah (Brody), who moved in together while continuing to deal with the challenges of their interfaith relationship. The season also delved into the complex dynamics between Morgan (Justine Lupe), Sasha (Timothy Simmons) and Esther (Jackie Tohn); These last two were forced to resume their single life after their respective separations at the end of the second season.

The last time viewers saw leads Joanne and Noah, they had a lot to celebrate on the shores of Malibu. First, Joanne's conversion to Judaism took place. The couple then had a surprise wedding on the beach.

“They are married in the eyes of God, but not yet in the eyes of anyone else,” Konner confirms. “When we get back, a lot of people will find out that Noah and Joanne are married,” he added.

The cast also includes Stephanie Faracy, Michael Hitchcok, Tovah Feldshuh, Paul Ben-Victor, Emily Arlook, Sherry Colay Shiloh Bermancon Andrew Rannells y Sarah Silverman as some of the new additions to the cast.

The renewal comes amid recent headlines about Brody's comments about the war in Gaza. In a recent interview with GQ magazine, the actor said: “I consider it a genocide. I want a free Palestine. It's terrible that it took so much death and misery, but it seems like a turning point is being reached that should have been reached a long time ago.”

Following Brody's statements, Rabbi Steve Leder – former chief rabbi of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles, where Foster converted to Judaism, and technical advisor during the first season of the series – criticized the actor. “In your own words, you are a relatively ignorant Jew, and that ignorance was evident the other day. A technical tip: if you don't know anything about a topic, it's best not to say anything about it,” Leder said.

Foster also addressed Brody's comments while promoting the third season. on the podcast Not Skinny But Not Fatcommented: “Our work environment, our film set, is very similar to what happens at many dinner tables anywhere in the world: people debate, argue, and don't always agree. Although I appreciate Adam, I don't share his opinion, and that's okay.”

The fourth season will once again produce its production in Los Angeles, CA. The official cast has not been announced.

Jenny Conner (Girls) y Bruce Eric Kaplan They are the coshowrunners. Erin Foster, Sara Foster, Kristen Bell, Steven Levitan and Oly Obst are executive producers alongside Danielle Stokdyk, Jeff Morton, Kaplan, Konner, and Nora Silver.

20th Television produces the series.