Netflix’s latest drama series Nobody Wants This dropped its third season this week, and it’s got us deep in our feels. The unlikely romance story between sex podcaster Joanne (Kristen Bell), who is notoriously unlucky in love, and Rabbi Noah (Adam Brody) is funny, heartwarming, and crucially the first rom-com in a while to not cringe us out.

It turns out the series is, in part, inspired by the real-life love story between its creator Erin Foster and her husband, Simon Tikhman. Erin, music producer David Foster’s daughter, has described the show as a “love letter” to her marriage to Simon and began working on it in May 2023—aka when the project was originally greenlit by Netflix.

Read on and discover the IRL fairytale that inspired our latest binge-watch.

Who is Erin Foster?

Erin Foster, 42, is the daughter of music producer David Foster and former model Rebecca Dyer.

Along with her sister Sara Foster, Erin has worked in TV for a number of years.…