Nobody Wants This Season 3: What Happens and What Critics Are Saying

Netflix dropped the full third season of its romantic comedy "Nobody Wants This" on October 22, with all 10 episodes available at once, according to TVLine. The season follows podcaster Joanne (Kristen Bell) and rabbi Noah (Adam Brody) as they move beyond the will-they-won't-they stage of their relationship and start building a life together.

What happens in season 3

Season 2 ended with Joanne deciding to convert to Judaism. Season 3 picks up from there: according to TVLine's official synopsis, Joanne and Noah recommit to each other and move in together, navigating the everyday friction of cohabitation. A review published on Yahoo describes the arc going further still, with the couple getting engaged and Joanne completing her conversion, culminating in what the reviewer calls a surprise wedding.

The supporting cast gets expanded storylines. Justine Lupe's Morgan and Timothy Simons' Sasha, who are navigating their own relationship after Sasha's separation from Esther (Jackie Tohn), see their dynamic shift. TVLine's synopsis notes that "Sasha and Morgan have been circling something neither of them has been able to admit to."

New faces this season

Sarah Silverman joins the cast as Rabbi Eden, who leads Joanne's conversion class, according to Yahoo Entertainment. Andrew Rannells plays Sebastien, described as a rival student in that same conversion class. TVLine also lists Avan Jogia and Poorna Jagannathan among the season's guest stars.

A review from MovieWeb highlights Tovah Feldshuh's turn as Noah's mother as a standout among returning supporting players, saying the ensemble "shine[s] more in Season 3 than they have in the past."

What critics are saying

Reviews are mixed-to-positive and largely agree on the same two points: the central couple's chemistry still works, but the season moves fast. MovieWeb rated it 4 out of 5 stars for story, performances and execution (4.5 for entertainment value), calling it "the funniest and smartest yet" while flagging a subplot involving Joanne's ex-boyfriend Travis as unnecessary and saying episode 9 leans into clichés.

A separate review carried by Yahoo gave the season 3.5 out of 5 stars, praising Bell and Brody's chemistry as "effortlessly likable" but criticizing the pacing. The reviewer wrote that there is a difference between moving a romance forward and rushing through it, arguing the show skips over the work of building a solid relationship and underdevelops the Sasha-Morgan storyline.

Why it's drawing attention now

The show's streaming numbers help explain the attention around the new season. Yahoo Entertainment reports that season 2 drew 22.4 million views in its first 18 days and topped Netflix's global English-language TV chart for two weeks, making season 3 one of the platform's more closely watched returning titles this fall.