Jackie Tohn has a lot to celebrate when it comes to Nobody Wants This Season 2.
The actress, who plays Esther Roklov in the hit Netflix series created by Erin Foster, quickly became a fan-favorite in Season 1 for playing the sharp-tongued sister-in-law of Noah (Adam Brody) and the wife of Sasha (Timothy Simons). While Tohn heavily recurred in the first season, she has since been upped to the role of series regular for the upcoming installment.
Talking with Decider at the Multicon event to raise money for those impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires, Tohn shared that when it comes to her bigger arc in Season 2 and the newly confirmed guest stars — Leighton Meester and Miles Fowler — she could not be more elated to be a part of this project.
“It’s really exciting,” the Glow alum shared. “I think we’re really going to see a lot more multi-dimensionality from Esther. I just think she was very curt in Season 1.”
Curt is an accurate descriptor. In the first season, Tohn’s character at one point pulls up to a bar to pick up Sasha, gives him a 10-second countdown to get out to the car, and lays on the horn until he complies. Before driving away, however, she calls Joanne (Kristen Bell) and Morgan (Justine Lupe) “whore #1 and whore #2.” Later episodes let viewers in on some of the struggles of Tohn’s character — including the feeling of inadequacy — so it’s the actress’ hope that the nuance only grows as the series moves forward.
“I think in Season 2, the fans and the writers and me, all of us are like, ‘Oh poor gal, you know, she seems miserable,’” Tohn said. “I think we’re going to hopefully lighten her up a bit.”
And with two new guest stars in Fowler and Meester, there’ll be a lot to smile about on set. Just this week, Netflix announced that Meester — Brody’s real-life wife — would be joining the cast for the highly-anticipated second season. It’s also a Gossip Girl reunion for Bell and Meester, who voiced the narrator and played Blair Waldorf, respectively. Bell also made an appearance in the series finale alongside Rachel Bilson, Brody’s The O.C. co-star. It’s one big family!
Per the streaming giant, Meester will play Abby, the middle-school nemesis of Joanne who is now a mommy influencer. Fowler, best known for his work in Bottoms and The Resident, will play Lenny, a friend of Noah’s who gets set up with Morgan. For Tohn, the new guests are not only welcome but already members of the Nobody Wants This family.
“Oh, God, I want to kiss them both in the face. I love them so much,” Tohn told Decider.
The actress added, “I only know miles from his work, I haven’t met him yet. But Leighton is an angel on this earth. So the fact that she’s going to come party with us is such a dream.”
As for when that party could be happening, that’s up in the air but production is currently in progress. In early February, the cast and creatives confirmed that they are hard at work in bringing their characters back as soon as possible, posting pics from an early table read.
In November, Brody spoke with Variety and gave a general timeline for the second season, confirming that the goal is to drop the next batch of episodes in September, a year out from Season 1’s release.
“We’re shooting in February and hopefully they’ll have it out by September next year,” The O.C. alum told the outlet at the time. Fingers crossed things go according to plan!
The entire first season of Nobody Wants This is currently streaming on Netflix.
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