Deadline has reported that Nobody Wants This fans did not have to wait long to find out if the hit show would return. Netflix announced that the series would receive a third season just 12 days after its premiere on October 3rd. Created by Erin Foster (Cellular, House), the series stars Kristen Bell (The Good Place, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and Adam Brody (The OC, Ready Or Not).
According to Deadline, in the days since the 10-episode season was released on Netflix, the show has been viewed 18 million times globally, ranking first on Netflix’s Global English TV list. The series reached the top 10 most-streamed in 82 different countries. While the streaming numbers for season two are impressive, they are still well below the 26.2 million views that season one amassed in the same time period.
Deadline has reported that season two rehashed much of the same issues from season one, chronicling the difficulties of cross-cultural relationships. It seems that season three will likely take a significant step, with Joanne beginning to convert to Judaism.
According to Deadline, the second season achieved what Netflix executives had aimed for, with viewership of season one revitalized and the show’s first season returning to the top 10 at number seven. Season one has now been in the top ten for a total of eight weeks and reached the top ten in 89 different countries.
Via Deadline, Nobody Wants This was far ahead of the competition on Luminate’s top 50 Streaming Viewership chart for the week of Oct 24-30. Season one had been viewed for 21.9 million hours. Season two ranked 14th with 3.6 million hours.
Via Deadline, Foster shared her excitement for the upcoming third season. “I couldn’t be more excited to head into a third season of this show. It is a privilege to be able to write about my favorite couple on a scale like this. As long as it doesn’t take too much time away from me watching reality TV at night, I’ll do it for as long as they want me to.”
According to Deadline, in addition to Bell and Brody, the show stars Justine Lupe (Succession, The Big Door Prize), Timothy Simons (Veep, Don’t Worry Darling), and Jackie Tohn (The Good Place, Glow).
Deadline has reported that the intended theme of season two is “first come, love, then comes life”. Nobody Wants This season two dove into the nitty-gritty of relationships after the initial sparks. Their differences still beg for them to split apart, but their love proves strong enough to overcome these obstacles.