Fans of Netflix’s hit rom-com series “ Nobody Wants This ” swooned when Adam Brody lovingly cupped Kristen Bell’s face in his hands the first time their characters locked lips.

But if Erin Foster, the show’s creator and showrunner, initially had her way, Brody’s character, Noah Roklov aka “Hot Rabbi,” would have been portrayed by comedian Nick Kroll.

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Foster opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about how “every Jewish man in Hollywood” auditioned for the part of witty Rabbi Noah, who strikes up an unlikely romance with Bell's equally quippy sex podcast host character, Joanne, a confirmed agnostic.

Imagine what "Nobody Wants This" would look like with Nick Kroll opposite Kristen Bell. (Alberto E. R

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