The show is evolving into a more mature love story about stability and trust—it's not the fairytale beginning but something deeper, which creator Erin Foster frames as the "real" foundation of lasting relationships.
Leighton Meester's buzzy season two cameo was supposed to be a one-time moment all along. Sources say her role as Bell's middle school rival wasn't deemed "integral" to Noah and Joanne's story moving forward—case closed on that rumor mill.
Season three wrapped filming May 21, just one day before the FYC event at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. Erin Foster is officially joining the cast as Nicole—a terminally single chaotic character she initially didn't plan to play.
The show that gave us interfaith relationship drama is now betting on stability over scandal—but with Adam Sandler potentially entering the mix, expect some chaos from unexpected corners.
Kristen Bell, Adam Brody, and the rest of the Nobody Wants This crew just wrapped Season 3—and they're already making moves that suggest this Netflix hit is evolving fast. The cast and creator Erin Foster descended on Los Angeles' Hammer Museum Friday night for an Emmys For Your Consideration event, arriving fresh from filming which had literally concluded the previous day. That's right: these people finished shooting a whole season and then put on formal wear to schmooze with awards voters.
Dedication or exhaustion? Probably both. But here's what's really got the gossip mill churning: Erin Foster is officially joining her own show as an actor.
The creator, who originally wasn't planning any screen time while juggling writing and executive producer duties, explained that a character called Nicole—a "terminally single chaotic mess"—was written into the writers' room with zero connection to herself before Foster realized she should probably play her. "It became kind of clear, OK, I guess I should be playing Nicole," Foster told The Hollywood Reporter with the resigned energy of someone who can't escape anything, not even her own show.
Meanwhile, Leighton Meester fans can cool their jets. After her buzzy season two cameo as Bell's middle school rival, don't expect to see her back for more. "It feels sort of one-time-ish," Brody noted, diplomatically leaving the door cracked open before adding it "doesn't feel like it's an integral part of the Noah and Joanne story." Translation: she's not coming back, but nobody wants to say that outright.
Classic Hollywood. On the guest star front, Adam Sandler has emerged as the top casting wishlist item. Foster called him one of the "iconic Jews out there" she'd love to recruit, while Brody chimed in with an even bigger dream: "Let's get Adam Sandler, let's get Barbra Streisand." Other names floated for potential roles include Bette Midler, Susie Essman, Fran Drescher, Mandy Patinkin, and Elliott Gould—basically a who's who of Hollywood royalty the show hopes will answer their calls.
With Sarah Silverman, Andrew Rannells, and Keyla Monterroso Mejia already confirmed in recurring Season 3 roles, this show is building quite the stacked roster. But perhaps the biggest shift is thematic: according to Foster, "there's no more breaking up" in Season 3. The romance that defined seasons one and two—the running, the tension, the near-misses—is officially done.
Now it's about "stability and trusting each other," which Foster admits "doesn't sound sexy but that is the foundation of a good relationship." Adam Brody went so far as to call it "maybe the best one yet" because of how comfortable everyone's gotten after two seasons together. Nobody Wants This is growing up—and betting that audiences will follow.