Netflix’s new romantic comedy, Nobody Wants This, is being praised by critics for delivering the genre’s best, most offbeat story since 1989’s When Harry Met Sally.
The 10-episode series stars Adam Brody and Kristen Bell, both 44, and comes from writer Erin Foster, daughter of David Foster and stepdaughter of Katharine McPhee.
It even features a Veronica Mars reunion that has fans excited.
Bell plays Joanne, who ardently searches for love and then talks about all her bad dates on the podcast she shares with her sister Morgan (Justine Lupe).
The podcast is called Nobody Wants This, of course. Things get complicated when Joanne meets Noah (Brody), who has just almost gotten engaged to Rebecca (Emily Arlook), after realizing that the relationship was something Rebecca wanted and her family wanted, but he didn’t.
Noah is a rabbi and tells Joanne that there is nothing worse for your professional image than falling in love with a shiksa.
Netflix’s new romantic comedy, Nobody Wants This, is being praised by critics for delivering the genre’s best, most offbeat story since 1989’s When Harry Met Sally.
“Technically, it’s a Yiddish insult that means you’re impure and hateful, but nowadays it just means you’re an attractive non-Jewish blonde,” Noah explains to Joanne.
Thus begins the peculiar story and the fiery chemistry between the main actors, who are friends in real life, who Board hailed as “the next great romantic comedy we’ve been waiting for.”
“Their chemistry sizzles on screen: When Joanne and Noah meet at dinner, hosted by their mutual friend Ashley (Sherry Cola), they immediately engage in a sarcasm-filled tennis match,” the outlet reported.
He New York Times wrote the high praise that Brody and Bell ‘Resurrect the Romantic Comedy.’
It’s the two actors’ quick, easy banter, not to mention the combination of Jewish and Shiksa, that draws comparisons to When Harry Met Sally, starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan in similar roles.
Meanwhile, the guardian calls the series “a light-hearted romantic comedy that’s as fun as When Harry Met Sally.”
“It’s the funniest, sweetest, scabiest, most romantic, most real thing we’ve seen since… well, since Colin from Accounts,” the outlet reported, also mentioning When Harry Met Sally.
‘…Their on-screen chemistry (in the romantic scenes, of course, but more importantly and even more powerful in the teasing and provocative conversations in between) is something special and a pleasure to watch.
‘“Can you have sex?” —she asks him as he walks her to her car. “Yeah. Those are the priests. We’re just normal people. And we’re trying to repopulate a town, you know?”
The AV Club He also gushed about the new series, calling it “remarkably joyful.”
‘The show comes to life from the moment Noah and Joanne meet at a party. United like magnets, they feel each other with witty jokes, screwed looks and sweet gestures,” the outlet stated.
“They may be complete opposites, as everyone keeps warning them, but who cares when the attraction is so palpable?”
USA today said Nobody Likes This ‘it could just be romance to make you believe in a little thing called love.’ It’s an opposites-attract story about a down-to-earth rabbi (Brody) and an irreverent agnostic (Bell) irresistibly linked.
“Cue the long, lingering, amorous gazes, the fish-out-of-water cultural antics, and the overuse of the Yiddish term “shiksa” (a non-Jewish woman).”
Time wrote, “The warmth between Bell and Brody feels exhilaratingly real.” You just want to watch them joke, kiss, snuggle and thrive.
The 10-episode series stars Adam Brody and Kristen Bell, both 44, and comes from writer Erin Foster, daughter of David Foster and stepdaughter of Katharine McPhee.
Bell plays Joanne, who ardently searches for love and then talks about all her bad dates on the podcast she shares with her sister Morgan (Justine Lupe).
Nobody Wants This has drawn comparisons to 1989’s When Harry Met Sally, starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal.
Noah is a rabbi and tells Joanne that there is nothing worse for your professional image than falling in love with a shiksa.
“As implausible as it may be in terms of interfaith representation, through sheer chemistry and Nobody Wants This, it earns enough goodwill to merit another attempt at season 2.”
Finally, Variety took a more bitter view of the series, saying, “After watching 10 episodes in two sittings, I entered a thought-free state of mind that I have come to think of as Emily in Paris Syndrome.”
“However, the sugar high goes away. Despite the name, many people will want to see Nobody Wants This. I just doubt they have lasting memories of it.
All 10 episodes of Nobody Wants This are streaming now on Netflix.