Yes, There's aGood PlaceReunion in Kristen Bell's New Netflix SeriesNobody Wants This

Mar. 15, 2025

D’Arcy Carden (left) and Kristen Bell in ‘Nobody Wants This’.Photo:Netflix

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The Good Placereunion inNobody Wants Thisdidn’t go unnoticed!

On Sept. 26, Netflix released its new romcom series, which follows sex podcaster Joanne (Kristen Bell), who develops a relationship with newly single rabbi Noah (Adam Brody). The couple comes under fire, with naysayers claiming it won’t work out between them.

As fans may have noticed, the new series brought together five former cast members ofThe Good Placefor a mini reunion.

Most remarkably, sharing the screen beside Bell, 44, wasD’Arcy Carden, who played Janet inThe Good Place.InNobody Wants This, Carden, 44, plays Ryann, one of Joanne’s friends who supports her new relationship with Noah.

Kristen Bell and D’Arcy Carden in ‘The Good Place’.Vivian Zink/NBC

Vivian Zink/NBC

FellowGood Placeactors Emily Arlook, Jackie Tohn andLeslie Grossmanalso appeared alongside Bell and Carden in the new Netflix series.

Arlook, 34, plays Rebecca, Noah’s ex-girlfriend; Tohn, 44, plays Esther Roklov, the wife of Sasha Roklov (Noah’s brother) who isn’t too fond of Joanne’s new romance with Noah; and Grossman, 52, plays Rabbi Shira.

OnThe Good Place, Grossman played Donna, the mom of Bell’s lead character, while Arlook and Tohn starred as Bad Place torturers Dana and Alexis, respectively, in two episodes.

Another reunion for Bell occurred with whenRyan Hansen, who shared the screen forVeronica Marswith Bell, made a cameo in episode 3.

The actor, 43, appears as Kyle, an old fling of Joanne’s, who brought back his rocker character Kyle Bradway fromParty Downfor the quick scene.

Ryan Hansen and Kristen Bell in ‘Veronica Mars’.Robert Voets/Warner Bros. Pictures/Everett

Robert Voets/Warner Bros. Pictures/Everett

Erin Fosteris the creator producer of the new Netflix series, and has said it isbased on her own love story. In 2019, Foster decided to convert to Judaism for her now-husbandSimon Tikhman, and he suggested she write a show about the experience.

TheFavorite Daughterfounder used her husband as inspiration for Noah, and herself for Joanne, explaining that he was “emotionally available, chivalrous, old-fashioned… but also really funny and confident.” One thing she joked she had to give Noah was “rizz.”

Kristen Bell as Joanne, Adam Brody as Noah in ‘Nobody Wants This’.Stefania Rosini/Netflix

Stefania Rosini/Netflix

Tikhman’s family life also mirrors Noah’s, with him being a son of Jewish Russian immigrants. “We didn’t come from similar backgrounds,” Foster said. “He came from a much more traditional place. I came from a more unconventional place. When we got together we were like, ‘How’s this gonna work?'”

Other scenes, like the one where Noah brought a large bouquet of sunflowers to meet Joanne’s parents and Joanne and her sister Morgan (Justine Lupe)’s “icks” were also true.

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Nobody Wants Thisis now streaming on Netflix.

source: people.com