Nobody Wants This creator Erin Foster is sharing her opinion on Adam Brody recently telling GQ he is in support of “a free Palestine.”
During an upcoming appearance on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, per Entertainment Weekly, Foster was asked by host Amanda Hirsch how she felt about the actor’s previous comments about the Israel-Gaza war.
“You know, it’s complicated. I think our work environment, our set is very similar to dinner tables around the world where people are having debate and discussion and disagreeing,” the series creator said. “While I love Adam, I also disagree with him, and that’s okay.”
“I think that as the creator of the show, all I can say is that I want our Jewish fans to know that I see you and I hear you and I understand how you feel,” Foster continued. “And the show has always been and always will be a love letter to Judaism. That is why I made this show. It’s because of how beautiful of an experience I’ve had becoming Jewish and being a Jewish person, and sitting here right now at this time in the world where there is almost zero positive representation of Jewish people, I think it’s so important to have that.”
“That being said, everyone is entitled to a different opinion than me. I can just tell you what I created this show for, what the intention of the show is,” Foster concluded.
During a September profile with GQ, Brody, who appears on the Netflix series as a rabbi, discussed his political activism, and was asked if he thinks Hollywood has gotten more conservative. “I guess outspokenly so, yes. … Between COVID, a second Trump term, Israel-Gaza, it’s really brought out some different beliefs that I was ignorant to, and then disheartened by.”
The O.C. actor was asked how Israel-Gaza has come up in his messaging, to which he responded, “Truthfully, it hasn’t. I have spoken a lot about it privately. I haven’t spoken much about it publicly.” When asked if he’d like to speak about the topic, The O.C. actor said, “Put me down as thinking it’s a genocide. Put me down as wanting a free Palestine.”
“It’s awful that it’s taken so much death and misery, but it does feel like it’s reaching a breaking point that it should have a while ago,” he added. “I’m hopeful that another administration can really do some good and correct some of these policies that are helping that situation be as awful as it is.”
In an August 2025 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Foster said of the show, “It was really important to me and continues to be really important to tell positive Jewish stories. I know that it can be polarizing, but it shouldn’t be. This is not the show to tackle conflict in Israel and Palestine.”
“I’m not the person to tell that story,” Foster added. “And after [the attacks on] Oct. 7 happened, there were conversations around if we were going to dive into it, and the truth is, the way that I can get my message across best is by shedding a positive light on Jewish characters and Jewish traditions. I don’t think somebody watching wants to see another voice give you their opinion on what’s happening.”
Nobody Wants This released its third season on Netflix Thursday. Brody was nominated for a 2025 Emmy for his role in the series, and won the Critics Choice Award for best comedy actor that same year.
