Nobody Wants This is on course to be a breakout Netflix hit, but the series has attracted some shade for its portrayal of Jewish people.
The Adam Brody and Kristen Bell romantic comedy premiered last week, scoring 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and looking likely to chart strongly in Netflix’s top 10.
Created by Erin Foster, and loosely based on her life, Nobody Wants This chronicles the unlikely romance between Noah (Brody), a weed-smoking rabbi, and Joanne (Bell), a sexually liberated atheist podcaster.
The show has raised eyebrows, however. Jessica Radloff, writer of The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series, took issue with its depiction of Jewish women.
“We come off as controlling, marriage-hungry women who want to plan dinner parties and alienate anyone who doesn’t share those same dreams,” she wrote in Glamour, where she serves as senior
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