This Charming Rom-Com With 93% on RT Just Blew Up Netflix Top 2

In recent years, there have been many discussions about failed attempts to revive the rom-com genre. Netflix is the main purveyor of melodrama: its streaming library features run-of-the-mill movies with big-name stars, such as A Family Affair with Nicole Kidman or Your Place or Mine with Reese Witherspoon.

Nobody Wants This was also released on Netflix and could have repeated the fate of low-rated projects. But failure seems to have passed the new show by. Perhaps a renaissance of the genre is possible in the series format? Or is it just because the show is based on the personal experiences of creator Erin Foster?

Either way, the love story of a rabbi and a podcaster looks like a gift for anyone who misses warm plots where every cliché fits organically into the narrative and the characters win you over with their liveliness and charisma.

What Is Nobody Wants This About?

Joanne and her sister Morgan host a podcast about relationships. At a friend's dinner party, Joanne meets the charismatic Noah, who has just gotten out of a long-term relationship. Within minutes, the two find a common language.

But there is a catch: Noah is a rabbi, and Joanne is not religious at all. Despite the colossal differences and the warnings, the new acquaintances take a chance and try to be together.

Nobody Wants This' Cast Is What Makes It Special

The actors playing the lead roles are the ones to thank for the magic on the screen. Even a completely disposable romantic comedy can make you fall in love with it if the actors have that chemistry.

Kristen Bell and Adam Brody have an abundance of interaction magic: the viewer is unlikely to wonder how strangers manage to be on the same page after a minute of communication.

Millennial idols shine on screen: Kristen is known to many thanks to Veronica Mars, and Adam became famous after the premiere of The O.C. Familiar actors are easily transformed into kindred spirits whose meeting is preordained according to all the rules of the genre.

Nobody Wants This Is a Perfect Choice for the Rom-Com Marathon

Awkward lovers, cute supporting characters, light intonation and a compact schedule (10 episodes last an average of 20 minutes) – the new Netflix has many reasons to become a hit with viewers.

Especially in the fall, when marathons of watching melodramatic movies about how two people met and got caught in a whirlwind of emotions begin. So do not believe the title: if you are a hopeless romantic, then you will want to watch this.