Netflix has renewed “Nobody Wants This” for a fourth season, the streamer announced on November 6. The news follows a public disagreement among members of the show’s team over star Adam Brody’s comments on the war in Gaza.
The renewal came just two weeks after Season 3 premiered on October 22. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new season delivered Netflix’s biggest opening week for a returning comedy series this year. Season 3 ended with Joanne (Kristen Bell) and Noah (Brody) marrying in an impromptu ceremony.
“We are so happy and thrilled to do another season of our favorite show on television, which coincidentally is the one we run,” said co-showrunners Erin Foster, Jenni Konner and Bruce Eric Kaplan. Tracey Pakosta, Netflix’s vice president of comedy series in the US, called the show “a true cultural phenomenon.”
The show follows the romance between a non-Jewish podcaster and a rabbi, and is loosely based on Foster’s own story. She converted to Judaism before marrying her husband, Simon Tikhman.
Season 3 arrived amid controversy. In a September interview with GQ, Brody, who is Jewish, described Israel’s war in Gaza as genocide. “Put me down as thinking it’s a genocide. Put me down as wanting a free Palestine,” he said.
Tovah Feldshuh, who plays Noah’s mother Bina, publicly disagreed. “To accuse the Jewish people of genocide is wild,” she said. “It’s right out of Hitler’s playbook.” She later wrote on Threads that there was no tension on set and that she deeply enjoys filming the show.
Foster also addressed Brody’s remarks while promoting the season, saying the issue is “complicated.” “While I love Adam, I also disagree with him, and that’s OK,” she said. Rabbi Steve Leder, who served as a rabbinic consultant for Brody during the first season, also criticized the comments.
Co-star Timothy Simons said this week that Brody and Foster have spoken about the issue privately. “It’s always respectful,” he said, describing Brody as someone who “will talk to anybody, even if their views don’t align with his.”
The comments sparked calls for boycotts from both sides on social media. Some viewers said they would stop watching over Brody’s use of the word genocide, while others objected to Feldshuh’s and Foster’s responses.
The cast for Season 4 has not yet been announced. The new season will again be filmed in Los Angeles.
