No Good Deed Netflix Series Review

No Good Deed is an amazing Netflix dramedy series with humor at unexpected times and a cast with great screen chemistry. What's more, it does not leave many loose ends which most series do these days just to make room for the next season. When you watch the last episode of this series you will walk away with a sense of completion and closure.

Adam Sandler with Spaceman, Ben Stiller and Adam Scott with Severance, and now Ray Romano with No Good Deed Series on Netflix - Comedians seem to be keen on exploring dark material these days. I love it.

The Plot of No Good Deed Netflix Series

When Lydia and Paul Morgan want to sell their house, they are anxious to see who will buy said house. You see them watching from a dark corner in a room in their home which doesn't seem half-bad. The plot revolves around what happens when trying to sell their home and the great tragedy/crime that surrounds the property and casts a dark shadow on their lives.

The background score is highly nuanced and adds quite a bit to the aura of mystery that is promised by the series' promos. The cinematography is pretty awesome, with visuals that aid greatly in the storytelling and accent the jokes in this series well.

If this series reminds you slightly of "Dead to Me" on Netflix it is because both of them have the same show creator - Liz Feldman.

Cast

Lisa Kudrow is really branching out into series from Space Force on Netflix to this. I'm not sure if her mannerisms overshadow her performance, or if she plays the same person in every series, but it feels like her characters all seem to blend together after for a while.

When I saw Ray Romano talking to Denis Leary, it felt like a mini-reunion of the Ice Age animated movie cast. The only person missing from the lead cast was John Leguizamo.

Ray Romano gives a good deal of depth to the character of Paul Morgan a troubled husband to a wife Lydia Morgan played by Lisa Kudrow, both of whom are trying to heal from something massively traumatic. Ray Romano's humor is woven into this series, keeping it from being too dark and depressing.

Poppy Liu as Sarah is cast well as the nearly type A doctor married to Leslie Fisher the District Attorney played by Abbi Jacobson. Both of them are happily married, in love, and trying to have a baby of their own.

Luke Wilson as JD Campbell does a good job of playing a fading TV star, even if it is helped by reality where he isn't seen much either in films or on TV. He is married to Margo Starling played by Linda Cardellini who has done a great job of playing the trashy trophy wife who is easy to dislike and is not a good person.

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Denis Leary plays Mikey, Morgan's brother who is a bit of a screwup but still manages to help out his brother in his time of need.

When I first saw O-T Fagbenle in Black Widow, I thought Craig David had gotten into acting - they look so similar. Fagbenle as Dennis in No Good Deed plays a slightly passive/submissive husband who might also be a momma's boy. He is married to Carla played by Teyonah Parris most recently seen in The Marvels playing a superhero.

Matt Rogers plays Greg the quirky agent who doesn't have much of a moral compass, however, is endlessly entertaining.

Linda Lavin has a short yet memorable as Phyllis, the nosy neighborhood Karen who can never rest from her duties as the unofficial night watchwoman. I remember her in The Intern as the woman who was unsuccessfully courting Robert De Niro.

Should You Watch It? Yes!

This is one of those rare series that you need to watch as it has everything going for it - stunning cast, amazing performances, tight editing, background score, and a final episode with a satisfying ending. Watch it now!