Kristen Bell and Adam Brody’s Nobody Wants This debuts to strong critical reviews and sweeps the audience as a perfect rom-com should.

kristen bell and adam brody’s ‘nobody wants this’, sydney sweeney in ‘anyone but you’

The romance genre has seen a bit of stagnation in recent years. After dominating films and television during the 1990s and 2000s, the genre has become increasingly repetitive and lacks innovation in terms of characters, premises, and overall storytelling. However, Netflix’s rom-com Nobody Wants This is seemingly here to revive the genre and early reactions prove why.

kristen bell adam brody nobody wants thisKristen Bell and Adam Brody star in the rom-com Nobody Wants This (Credit: Netflix).

The 2023 rom-com Anyone But You, starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, was previously touted as the savior of the declining genre. However, unlike the commercially successful film, the Netflix series starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody is receiving critical acclaim. Here is why Nobody Wants This is the hottest rom-com at the moment.

Nobody Wants This Makes a Strong Case For Reviving Romance Over Anyone But You

Nobody Wants This is a romantic comedy series starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody. The duo previously worked together in the comedy-drama series House of Lies and films like CHiPs and Scream 4. However, the Netflix series marks the first time they have starred opposite each other.

Nobody Wants This received better critical reactions than Anyone But You (Credit: Netflix).

Created by Erin Foster, the series follows Joanne, an outspoken and agnostic woman, who meets Noah, an unconventional Jewish rabbi. Despite their opposite personalities and beliefs the two quickly develop feelings for each other and the series explores their relationship.

The series holds a whopping 95% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, having only recently dropped on the streaming platform Netflix. However, the show’s critical reception is stronger than that of Anyone But You, starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, which only scored 52% on RT.

Although Anyone But You was touted as the savior of the romance genre and was a financial success, the film lacked originality in terms of screenplay. Moreover, it relied heavily on PR stunts to promote the lead pair’s chemistry. In contrast, Nobody Wants This makes a better case for reviving the romance genre with its small marketing push, organic chemistry, and originality.

Netizens Are Loving Nobody Wants This After Its Recent Netflix Premiere

Aside from strong critical reviews, Nobody Wants This also impressed audiences with netizens instantly falling in love with the rom-com. Viewers took to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and shared their reactions to the series, highlighting Bell and Brody’s electric chemistry as the cornerstone for its effective storytelling.

Netizens raved about Nobody Wants This on social media (Credit: Netflix).

Here is what netizens are saying about Nobody Wants This on X.

As the tweets indicate, netizens are absolutely in love with the series, giving it rave reviews. Moreover, they consider it the perfect binge material as the series manages to find the rhythm of push and pull between its main characters which is integral to the romance genre.

Similarly, the show boasts an extremely ingenious premise even if a majority of its plot follows the conventions of a typical rom-com. However, the lead pair’s chemistry and attention to character writing elevate the series, making it one of the best romance shows of recent times and truly deserving of credit for reviving the genre.

Nobody Wants This is streaming on Netflix.