Third season premiere

Netflix releases the third season of Nobody Wants This on 22 October 2026. Erin Foster created the romantic comedy, which El Periódico says draws on her own experience as an agnostic who converted to Judaism for love. Kristen Bell plays Joanne, a relationship podcaster, and Adam Brody plays Noah, a rabbi. The new episodes open with the couple moving into a house together after reaffirming their commitment at the end of the second season. Joanne is converting to Judaism, and El Periódico reports she is about to begin conversion classes at the Chai temple, the congregation Noah left to be with her and has now decided to rejoin.

Friction in a shared home

Living together brings small domestic frictions. The Irish Times says Joanne cannot stand linen sheets laid over the quilt, and Noah seems put out when she leaves early to work on her relationship podcast with her younger sister, Morgan (Justine Lupe). The Guardian describes Noah being unsettled when Joanne leaves the fridge door open. El Periódico says Joanne loads the dishwasher in a frantic way and leaves hair in the shower, while Noah suggests they begin each day with a walk rather than scrolling through gossip. The Irish Times argues that the interfaith storyline is brushed aside in favour of light comedy.

Sasha, Esther and Morgan

The series' other couple are Sasha (Timothy Simons) and Esther (Jackie Tohn), who are in a trial separation. The Irish Times says the first episode ends with Esther's decision to try dating apps during that separation. The paper describes Sasha as shell-shocked, and notes that he only learned she was dating again when he signed up to an app himself. SAPO reports that Sasha and Esther are back in the world of dating, facing the awkwardness of meeting someone new. Morgan is nearing the status of a highly visible media figure, according to SAPO, while she and Sasha keep circling a mutual attraction that neither has been able to admit.

Critical reception

Reviews are divided. The Irish Times calls the season a pleasant but disposable binge, with 'no sense that anything is ever at stake'. The Guardian's review says Brody and Bell still look gorgeous together, but suggests viewers may find the fizz of new romance in the siblings instead. El Periódico praises the season for balancing romance with the everyday realities of living together.

Behind the premiere

Jackie Tohn, 46, is promoting the season. The New York Times visited the Hudson Yards location of Russ & Daughters on a rainy Monday in late September, where co-owner Niki Russ Federman showed her how the bagels are made. Tohn, who describes the show as representing Jewish joy, reacted to the bagel line while working.

“Oh my god, this is so joyful”