‘It will be an extension of last year but even more’

The love story continues. On Thursday, Netflix released the first images and new plot details for the second season of its breakout hit Nobody Wants This. The Emmy-nominated comedy which earned nods for Outstanding Comedy Series, Lead Comedy Actress (Kristen Bell) and Lead Comedy Actor (Adam Brody) returns on Oct. 23 with 10 episodes.

Here’s everything we know about the new season.

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The Plot

Season 2 picks up where the show left off, diving deeper into the relationship between agnostic podcast host Joanne (Bell) and hot rabbi Noah (Brody), whose unlikely romance surprised even them. Now that love has bloomed, they need to see if they can make it last.

The official Season 2 synopsis reads:

“First comes love, then comes life. The last time we saw agnostic podcast host Joanne (Bell) and unconventional (hot) rabbi Noah (Brody), their unmatched chemistry surprised everyone in their lives, including her sister Morgan (Justine Lupe), his brother Sasha (Timothy Simons) and sister-in-law Esther (Jackie Tohn), and even themselves. Their spark proved stronger than all of the obstacles trying to keep them apart. Now, they’re back and fully committed to merging their lives — and loved ones — together. But their differences still exist and can’t be ignored. The challenge now is not just falling in love against all odds, but staying together in spite of them.”

New Guest Stars

Leighton Meester, the Gossip Girl alum and Brody’s real-life spouse, joins the cast as Abby, Joanne’s former middle school nemesis who is now an Instagram mommy influencer. Show creator Erin Foster spoke to Gold Derby about landing Meester for the show. “She is so funny. I know that I didn’t discover her. She’s already a big star, but she’s so funny,” says Foster. “I definitely wrote in some little Easter eggs for people with the interactions for Adam and Leighton.”

Other guest stars this season include Miles Fowler, Alex Karpovsky, and Arian Moayed.

Setting and Locations

Just like Season 1, the new season continues to be a love letter to Los Angeles but this time, with a more intentional focus on the city’s small businesses.

“Last year we did it sort of just organically wherever we were, but this year it was much more intentional that we found local businesses and really went out of our way to highlight them,” says Foster. “I think that it’ll be an extension of last year, but hopefully even more.”

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