Netflix has added Seth Rogen and Kate Berlant as guest stars for Season 2 of the romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This, which returns on October 23. The announcement ties fresh casting to a fast-building fall rollout for the show, created by Erin Foster and led by Kristen Bell and Adam Brody as an agnostic sex-and-dating podcaster and a rabbi whose relationship anchors the story.
Rogen arrives on the heels of his recent awards breakthrough for The Studio, bringing extra visibility as the series heads into its second run. Berlant, known for stand-up and scene-stealing turns across film and TV, joins him in a pairing the production team has praised; co-showrunner Jenni Konner said their “energy together was a dream,” framing the cameos as a creative boost rather than stunt casting.
The new season expands the ensemble around Bell and Brody with previously announced guests including Leighton Meester, Miles Fowler, Arian Moayed, and Alex Karpovsky. The additions continue a strategy that helped Season 1 break out last year, mixing a tightly focused central romance with comic frictions among siblings, exes, and congregants. Industry materials also confirm Konner and Bruce Eric Kaplan as key leaders of the upcoming run, formalizing a behind-the-scenes shift while Foster remains an executive producer.
Season 2 picks up after the couple’s hard-won commitment and leans into the practical hurdles of merging lives, a thematic through line the creative team has signaled in interviews and promotional notes. Offscreen momentum has been steady: the series earned multiple Emmy nominations in its first year and maintained a steady presence on Netflix’s internal popularity charts, positioning the October return as a potential cornerstone in the streamer’s fall comedy slate.
Rogen’s participation arrives amid heightened curiosity around high-profile guest turns on streaming comedies, where single-episode appearances can generate outsized attention. With Rogen and Berlant set, and with returning players from the first season’s ensemble, the series enters its sophomore year with a mix of star wattage and character-driven stakes that reflects its early appeal.
