7 shows like 'Nobody Wants This' to watch next if you want more sizzling chemistry or sweet romance
Olivia Singh,Palmer Haasch
- "Nobody Wants This," starring Adam Brody and Kristen Bell, is Netflix's latest hit rom-com.
- Fans of the series may want to watch other shows starring Brody and Bell, like "The O.C." and "The Good Place."
"Nobody Wants This"? More like everybody wants more of this.
The rom-com — which follows Noah (Adam Brody), a newly single, progressive rabbi, and Joanne (Kristen Bell), the outspoken host of a sex podcast — was an instant hit. It shot to the No. 2 spot on Netflix's Top 10 English-language TV list within the first week of its debut and logged 45.7 million viewing hours, according to the streamer's data.
The series has won over audiences and critics alike, netting a 92% critics score and 88% audience rating on review-aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Fans are going positively rabid over the palpable chemistry between Noah and Joanne, who initially decide against a relationship because of their differing lifestyles and religions (and disapproving family members) but find they can't resist one another.
"Nobody Wants This" is the latest addition to Netflix's multitude of rom-coms, like the genre-reviving 2018 hits "Set It Up" and "To All the Boys I've Loved Before." Its success is just more proof that people still have an appetite for breezy, easy-to-watch fare, which will undoubtedly continue to be part of the streamer's content strategy moving forward.
Of course, Netflix isn't the only place where you can find a good rom-com. If you've already binged the 10-episode first season of "Nobody Wants This," here are seven other shows to watch next while you're waiting for season two news.
1. "The O.C."
Want more Adam Brody? Of course you do.
After a brief stint on "Gilmore Girls," Brody really won over fans — specifically millennials — with his role as the lovable and sarcastic Seth Cohen on the teen drama series "The O.C."
The show lasted for four seasons between 2003 and 2007, centering on the lives of four teens navigating life in the upper-class Orange County region of California. With a core cast of rising Hollywood stars, pitch-perfect needle drops that made indie-rock mainstream, and juicy storylines, "The O.C." cemented its place as one of the most iconic shows of the early 2000s.
Where to watch: Max
2. "The Good Place"
Kristen Bell has been a familiar face — and voice — on TV since her days playing the titular teen sleuth of "Veronica Mars" and narrating "Gossip Girl."
On NBC's "The Good Place," Bell stars as Eleanor Shellstrop, a woman who dies and is sent to a seemingly perfect afterlife known as the Good Place. At its core, the show explores philosophy and the gray areas of good vs. bad. That doesn't exactly seem ripe for comedy, but "The Good Place" successfully pulls it off, tossing in various plot twists to keep fans on their toes over the course of the four seasons.
Where to watch: Netflix
3. "Younger"
"Younger," created by Darren Star (the genius behind "Sex and the City," "Beverly Hills, 90210," and "Emily in Paris"), follows Liza Miller (Sutton Foster), a single mom in her 40s who lies about being 26 to combat ageism and land a job in book publishing. Around the same time, she also begins a relationship with a 20-something tattoo artist named Josh (Nico Tortorella), who also believes her to be similar in age to him.
But a secret that big can't stay hidden, and the seven-season TVLand series unpacks the consequences that Liza's age rebrand has on her relationship, friendships, and work life.
Where to watch: Paramount+
4. "Never Have I Ever"
Netflix's "Never Have I Ever" centers on first-generation American-Indian teenager Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) grappling with the death of her dad, being labeled a nerd at school, and desperately wanting to lose her virginity to Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Darren Barnet), the jock with a heart of gold.
Although the characters of "NHIE" skew younger than those of "Nobody Wants This," both series have similar beats: tackling relationship challenges, honoring cultural traditions, and maintaining a feel-good vibe that makes them easy to binge-watch.
Where to watch: Netflix
5. "Fleabag"
Created by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, "Fleabag" is a British comedy series about a single woman navigating her frequently disastrous life. And while "Nobody Wants This" has a hot rabbi, "Fleabag" very famously has a hot priest, played by Andrew Scott.
"Fleabag" is a bit raunchier and more scathing than "Nobody Wants This," but plenty of folks are drawing parallels between the two. As one viral tweet reads: "nobody wants this is fleabag for mentally stable people."
Where to watch: Prime Video
6. "Business Proposal"
"Business Proposal" is a Korean drama series that follows Shin Ha-ri (Kim Se-jeong), a researcher at a food company. Ha-ri's best friend, Jin Young-seo (Seol In-ah), enlists her to pretend to be an insufferable version of her on a blind date orchestrated by her overbearing father. Unfortunately, the date turns out to be with Ha-ri's CEO, Kang Tae-moo (Ahn Hyo-seop) — and he's so desperate to get his overbearing grandfather off his back that he immediately demands she marry him.
"Business Proposal" has silly romance in spades. But more importantly, it has a kiss that's just as hot as — if not, dare I say, hotter than — the one in episode two of "Nobody Wants This."
Where to watch: Netflix
7. "You're the Worst"
"You're the Worst" is a Los Angeles-set comedy that follows Jimmy (Chris Geere), a writer, and Gretchen (Aya Cash), a music publicist. They're a match made in hell who meet at Jimmy's ex's wedding, where Gretchen decides to steal one of the gifts and Jimmy gets kicked out for personally insulting the bride.
"You're the Worst" delivers on the chemistry and banter you probably love from "Nobody Wants This" — and the best news is that there are five seasons of it to binge at your leisure.
Where to watch: Hulu
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