Leighton Meester is ready to visitor on “No person Desires This” Season 2 — a enjoyable little bit of meta casting for the collection, which stars Meester’s husband, Adam Brody, whose character is romancing Kristen Bell’s. In previewing the real-world convergence, Brody referred to as working along with his spouse “pleasant.”
“I used to be principally a passenger in my scenes together with her — a fortunate bystander,” Brody instructed Deadline. “And it’s at all times a thrill and a pleasure to observe her work… When household visits set usually, it’s good… your two worlds merge and you understand all these individuals out of your work life and other people’s youngsters go to and spouses. And it’s good even with out performing, however then to behave with all these those who she’s gotten to know very properly — some earlier than, however definitely all through the final couple years making this present, she’s actually gotten to know everybody. So, it was a really heat atmosphere.”
In line with a casting announcement (through Selection), Meester will painting “Joanne’s (Bell) center college nemesis who’s now an Instagram mommy influencer.” Within the collection, Joanne is an agnostic podcaster who falls for a rabbi (Brody). The 2 battle with their very own worlds colliding, with Bell debating conversion and Brody considering his profession duties.
The present has been a giant hit for Netflix final 12 months, and it lately scored just a few Emmy nominations, together with for Finest Comedy Sequence and performing nods for Brody and Bell. Sequence creator Erin Foster (who based mostly “No person Desires This” on a few of her real-life experiences) mentioned the second season gained’t deprive followers of what they wish to see.
“It’s gonna be romantic and humorous. I’m not within the enterprise of depriving individuals of what they need on a present like this and making some, like, inventive option to rob you of what you wish to see,” Foster instructed IndieWire. “I actually tried to remain on level with Season 1, [it] was all these firsts, first kiss, first date, and that is going to be the subsequent 4 to 6 months of the connection what that appears like.”
Foster, nevertheless, has handed over the reins as showrunner (a job she shared with Craig DiGregorio) for this go-round to Jenni Konner and Bruce Eric Kaplan. “We had nice individuals final 12 months, and we now have nice individuals this 12 months, and we now have an even bigger crew on the high. […] Season 1, you’re sort of nervous at how issues are gonna go, so Season 2, I used to be in a position to have extra those who I trusted round me that I might be like, ‘OK, you bought this on set. I can go to a Favourite Daughter [her clothing brand] assembly if I’ve to,” Foster mentioned.
The second season will premiere October 23 on Netflix.
As for Meester, the actress additionally has a historical past with Bell, who served because the narrator of Meester’s breakout collection “Gossip Woman” from 2007-2012 on the CW. When Bell hosted the Display screen Actors Guild Awards in February, Meester and Bell reunited for a sketch spoofing that collection, which you’ll be able to watch beneath:
