Nobody Wants This Season 3 returns on Netflix with new cast, no Season 4 yet
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The gist
Netflix's Nobody Wants This aired Season 3 on Oct 22, adding Sarah Silverman and Andrew Rannells.
The rom-com's future is open: Netflix has not announced a fourth season.
Background
Nobody Wants This is a Netflix romantic comedy starring Kristen Bell as Joanne, a former agnostic sex podcaster, and Adam Brody as Noah, a rabbi. It was created by Erin Foster. Season 2 left the couple ready to take the next step, with Sasha and Esther separated and Morgan single again; Season 3 picks up with Joanne and Noah living together as Joanne works through converting to Judaism. The new season, which aired Oct 22, 2026, added cast members including Sarah Silverman, Andrew Rannells, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Avan Jogia, Sadie Sandler and Poorna Jagannathan.
How it unfolded
- 2025 -10Season 2 of Nobody Wants This dropped on Netflix.
- 2025 -11Netflix announced Season 3.
- Oct 21, 2026USA Today published a Season 3 release date, trailer and cast piece; TV Insider's Swooon noted the show had yet to be renewed for Season 4.
- Oct 22, 2026Season 3 aired on Netflix; Netflix Tudum published a Season 3 cast guide and The Hollywood Reporter published its review.
- Oct 23, 2026The Los Angeles Times covered the Season 3 love triangle, and Entertainment Weekly published cast comments on it.
- Oct 25, 2026Cosmopolitan published a Season 4 news, cast and updates piece, noting no fourth season had been announced.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Showrunner Bruce Eric Kaplan said that after Noah and Joanne's ups and downs in Season 2, the team wanted to let them settle in and have fun rather than do more 'will they, won't they?'
- Expert
- The Hollywood Reporter critic Angie Han wrote that Season 3 tones down its exploration of Judaism and Jewish culture significantly, to the point that Christmas traditions get a more elaborate episode than any Jewish holiday.
- Party
- Adam Brody said he is rooting for Sasha and Morgan to have a positive lifelong relationship but is torn, since part of him also wants Esther and Sasha to fall back deeply in love.
- Party
- Justine Lupe said she is excited about playing Morgan's search out further, curious whether it plays out with Sasha or someone else.
Still unverified
Whether the series will be renewed for Season 4: as of Season 3's release, Netflix has not announced a fourth season, per Cosmopolitan and TV Insider's Swooon.