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Moving house can be treacherous. At least that’s the premise behind Netflix’s upcoming dark comedy series, No Good Deed. Gather one perfect house, three eager couples, and a whole host of skeletons rushing to tumble out of the closet, and you’ve got a fun and twisted series that will question just how far you would go to find the perfect home. Created by Liz Feldman, the same mind behind Netflix’s Dead to Me, No Good Deed is gearing up to welcome viewers to an open house full of lies, trauma, and secrets.
No Good Deed is set to premiere on Netflix starting December 12. With all eight episodes of the half-hour dark comedy series dropping simultaneously, the series will be ready and available for immediate binge. With the same team behind the Netflix series Dead to Me holding the reins, fans of the previous series may find this series well worth the watch.
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December 12, 2024
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Emmy-Winning Talent in Netflix’s ‘No Good Deed’
Starring Emmy winner actors Ray Ramono and Lisa Kudrow, No Good Deed is set around married couple Paul and Lydia Morgan. Empty nesters, the couple are looking to sell their family home but find themselves at odds on what selling their home might mean for their future. While the stressed-out Paul is looking for a way to pay off his debts, the loving yet high-strung Lydia is tormented by the idea of selling their home. Added to the fray are three overeager couples willing to go the extra mile to ensure their dream home doesn’t slip from their fingers.
Also included in the cast is Emmy Nominated actress Linda Cardellini. Fans of Netflix’s Dead to Me will recognize Cardellini from her role as Judy Hale, the co-lead of the series, along with Christina Applegate. In No Good Deed, Cardellini takes quite a turn from her role as the kind-natured Judy from her character in Dead to Me.
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In a conversation with Netflix, Feldman described Cardellini’s Margo Sterling as a “cherry-red wedge-wearing Los Angeleno.” A house flipper with secrets of her own, the tough and ambitious Margo is a character that Feldman first envisioned while working on Dead to Me’s final season. Feldman explains of the new series, “I had already started dreaming up this world of Los Angeles real estate and thinking, ‘Why hasn’t there been a show about the buying and selling of one house and all of the people that revolve around that…’”
Fans Are Looking Forward to Netflix’s ‘No Good Deed’
No Good Deed also stars Luke Wilson as a depressed former soap opera star who is looking to economically downsize his life without losing his demanding wife. Teyona Parris and O-T Fagbenle star as a newly married couple expecting their first child but not expecting the new cracks the financial stress of a new home reveals for their marriage. Abbi Jacobson and Poppy Liu play a married couple who are excited to find that their dream house has finally come on the market, but even as they make their move, one of the pair has a deep reservation about their perspective home. Denis Leary, Matt Rogers, and Anna Maria Horsford also have roles in the series.
The Netflix trailer for the series already has 300K views on YouTube. Fans in the comments have expressed excitement over the casting of the series. Ray Romano and Lisa Kudrow’s casting was met with particular interest as the long-time sitcom actors were set to join what looks to be a much darker series. Elsewhere, fans of Romano expressed admiration for the depth of the actor’s post-sitcom roles. No Good Deed looks to continue the actor’s dramatic streak while straddling his comedic chops as well. Fans of Dead to Me expressed their eagerness for another series from the same team. They also expressed appreciation for Cardellini’s appearance in the series and proclaimed that her appearance alone was worth watching the new series.
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No Good Deed series creator Liz Feldman also serves as Executive Producer. She is joined in her duties by Silver Tree, who also worked alongside Feldman on Dead to Me. Ensuring it is a full reunion, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, and Christie Smith also serve as Executive Producers and have worked with Feldman and Tree on Dead to Me. Feldman describes the series as a fun and twisty mystery. As Paul and Lydia are besieged by the prying and cutthroat house hunters, the couple must face their own secrets and confront their past if they hope to escape it.
The series also stars Kate Moennig, Linda Lavin, and Wyatt Aubrey. All eight episodes of No Good Deed premiere on December 12 on Netflix.