What to Watch the Week of September 22: Adam Brody and Kristen Bell in Netflix's Nobody Wants This
glamour.comThe O.C. I'm happy to say that that same irresistible wit—along with a maturity and sexiness that only his 40s can bring—is on full display again with the premiere of , Nobody Wants This.
It premieres this Thursday, September 26.Bordy plays Noah, a rabbi in Los Angeles, in the 10-episode, half-hour series. Bell is Joanne, a fellow Angeleno who hosts a sex and relationship podcast with her sister.
Noah is Jewish, obviously, but Joanne is not. Inspired by creator, executive produce, and writer Erin Foster's relationship with her now-husband (who is not a rabbi), the series examines what happens when people from two different worlds fall for each other and the obstacles they face as a result.“I didn’t have an appreciation for [Judaism when I was younger] that I certainly do now,” Brody said in a recent press conference for the series. "There’s millions of ways to be a Jew and to be a Jewish person, so playing a very visible and outward and proud Jewish person and rabbi came with some responsibility for me.
I wanted to do my best to make him someone who, more than anything, Jews could feel proud of.”Reviews are embargoed until the series launches, and there will be plenty more to delve into then—including, for instance, whether the series falls into the trap of too many tired stereotypes—but as a romantic on-screen duo, Brody and Bell more than deliver as 40-somethings who can't deny the spark between them.Kristen Bell as Joanne, Adam Brody as Noah in episode 102 of Nobody Wants This.“I was craving a romantic comedy, and this one was funny and thoughtful and had edge,” Bell said.
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