'Nobody Wants This' Season 2: Everything We Know

Netflix's swoon-worthy rom-com follows a romance between an agnostic woman and a hot rabbi.

Kristen Bell as Joanne and Adam Brody as Noah, standing in front of a wall of sex toys, in episode 106 of Nobody Wants This.
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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?

As of the show's release date, Netflix has not said whether Nobody Wants This will be renewed for season 2. As with most of its releases, the streaming giant will likely wait a few weeks of viewing figures to decide whether or not the rom-com is popular enough to warrant investing in more episodes.

Kristen Bell as Joanne and Adam Brody as Rabbi Noah, standing in front of congregants at a synagogue, in episode 102 of Nobody Wants This.

Joanne (Kristen Bell) drops in on Noah's (Adam Brody) sermon in Nobody Wants This.

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When would 'Nobody Wants This' season 2 be released?

It depends on when Netflix greenlights a second season, but Nobody Wants This could return for season 2 relatively quickly. According to What's On Netflix, the romance series was filmed between January and April 2024, before eventually making its debut in September. With such a quick timeline, we could maybe even get new episodes before the end of 2025.

A woman (Kristen Bell as Joanne) holds a rescue dog and rests her head on a man's (Adam Brody as Noah) shoulder as they sit on brick outdoor steps, in episode 103 of Nobody Wants This.

Joanne (Bell) and Noah (Brody) share a romantic moment (plus a rescue dog).

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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.

Kristen Bell as Joanne, Justine Lupe as Morgan in episode 104 of Nobody Wants This.

Joanne (Bell) and Morgan (Lupe) discuss Joanne's relationship with Noah.

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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.

Kristen Bell as Joanne and Adam Brody as Noah, holding cups of ice cream while standing on a city sidewalk, in episode 102 of Nobody Wants This.

Joanne (Bell) and Noah (Brody) chat and eat ice cream, moments before the perfect kiss.

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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).

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