No Good Deed, reunites Feldman with her Dead to Me star Linda Cardellini.
This is certainly in the same universe tonally.
Theyll soon learn, however, that dream homes can be a nightmare.
Lisa Kudrow as Lydia and Ray Romano as Paul on ‘No Good Deed’.SAEED ADYANI/Netflix
She was like, The next part I play, I want her to be the opposite of Judy.
And I thought, Huh, what would that look like?
Very often I think about the characters before I even have the general premise.
Teyonah Parris as Carla and O-T Fagbenle as Dennis on ‘No Good Deed’.SAEED ADYANI/Netflix
Enter: Margo, a house flipper who also has her sights set on the Morgan home.
Yes, buyers, weve got aDead to Mereunion.
We took inspiration from many different types of women.
Luke Wilson as JD on ‘No Good Deed’.SAEED ADYANI/Netflix
There’s a whiff of Housewives in there.
I think she’ll be recognizable but wholly unique at the same time.
I wanted to populate the show with people that felt real to L.A., notes Feldman.
Abbi Jacobson as Leslie and Poppy Liu as Sarah on ‘No Good Deed’.SAEED ADYANI/Netflix
It was Feldmans own house-hunting journey that ultimately transformed the series blueprint into a full-fledged structure.
I was so sick of looking at our walls when we were on lockdown, she shares.
I realized every house has its secrets.
Linda Cardellini as Margo on ‘No Good Deed’.SAEED ADYANI/Netflix
She also came to the jarring realization that the grueling process truly brings out the worst in us.
I’m really interested in our higher stakes moments in life.
And its beyond aspirational.
Denis Leary as Mikey on ‘No Good Deed’.Netflix
It really brings out the most primal parts of us that even surprise ourselves.
There hasn’t been a narrative show necessarily about the buying and selling of one house, adds Feldman.
I just thought it was a pretty compelling foundation.
No Good Deedhits the market in December, only on Netflix.
