Nobody Wants This created by Erin Foster
(Netflix)
October 23, 2025
NAVIGATING an interfaith relationship is not easy, especially when dealing with fraught families, concerned congregants, and parasocial podcast fans. In this rom-com series that confronts the tension between Jewish community and the secular dating world — soon returning for a second season — Kristen Bell plays Joanne, an agnostic sex and relationship podcaster who falls for young, quirky Rabbi Noah (Adam Brody). Some Jewish feminists have taken issue with the show’s portrayal of its Jewish women, and there’s been some controversy about the series’ use of the word shiksa to describe Joanne. Still, Bell and Brody’s undeniable chemistry has landed the show a whopping 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and a second season for Adam Brody’s Hot Rabbi. Sophia Hershfield
