No Good Deed is a new dark comedy created by Liz Feldman for Netflix. Lisa Kudrow, Ray Romano, and Linda Cardellini, who is playing a role very different from what she has done before, have all won Emmys for their work on the show.
In No Good Deed, three very different families are competing to buy a Los Feliz villa in the Spanish style from the 1920s. Each family thinks the house is the answer to all of their problems, but they quickly learn that the dream home hides some terrible things.
The Morgan family is at the center of the show. Kudrow and Romano play Lydia and Paul, an empty-nester couple whose lives are about to change in big ways. The choice to sell their longtime home brings up dark secrets from their past— forcing them to face truths they had buried for a long time.
Margo is played by Linda Cardellini, who shines as the brave and mysterious Los Angeleno with her own plans. Liz Feldman, who runs the show, made Margo one of the most interesting and dynamic characters because Cardellini wanted to play a “badass bitch.”
The show shows how the search for a dream-home can reveal personal lives and hidden motives. It is both funny and suspenseful. Feldman got the idea for the story from his own experiences looking for a house, which made the hidden dramas of real estate seem more real.
Behind the Scenes: Where was No Good Deed Filmed?
No Good Deed Season 1’s principal photography began in February 2024 and concluded on May 10. No Good Deed was filmed in Los Angeles, California, primarily in the Los Feliz neighborhood. The production used a real 1920s Spanish-style villa as its main location, with most of the original interiors left intact. Los Feliz is known for its peaceful atmosphere and historic charm, which makes it the perfect setting for the dark plots that happen inside the house.
Key attractions like Griffith Park, Barnsdall Art Park, and Vista Theater give the show’s setting more personality and show how Los Angeles’s architecture and culture are so different from each other.
Linda Cardellini was excited to play Margo and said that the part was “completely different” from what she had done before. She said, “Margo gave me the chance to play someone brave and not sorry at all.” At the same time, Kudrow and Romano praised the script for its smart balance of humor and tension, pointing out that it shows problems that families really do face.
Feldman, who runs the show, talked about what inspired her to make it: “When I was house hunting, I realized that every house had its own secrets.” That event was the beginning of this story. She dreamed of a show that looks into the complicated lives of people involved in real estate and the hidden dramas that happen there..
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