An exclusive first look at Liz Feldman's Zillow-inspired comedy “No Good Deed”:“ ”‘Every house has its secrets’

“No Good Deed,” reunites Feldman with her “Dead to Me” star Linda Cardellini.

New listing: A Spanish-style villa in the Los Angeles enclave of Los Feliz, built in the 1920s and located a stone's throw away from Griffith Park, which offers picturesque views of the Hollywood Sign. Notable features: central cooling and heating, original windows and doors, and well-buried secrets soon to be unearthed as the current owners attempt to evade their past.

Selling agent: Liz Feldman, architect of the acclaimed Dead to Me, who has re-teamed with Netflix for a new dark comedy inspired by her late-night pandemic-era Zillow searches. Titled No Good Deed, the eight-episode series with a sprawling ensemble cast follows three different families as they vie to purchase the aforementioned listing put on the market by husband and wife duo Paul and Lydia Morgan, played by Ray Romano and Lisa Kudrow.

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While Paul — a contractor intent on paying off his debts and getting out of L.A. — believes selling the home will be the solution to his family’s problems, Lydia — a former concert pianist — is distraught by the idea of parting with the abode, a place with joyful memories but dark secrets. “If you've seen Dead to Me, [you know] I'm not afraid for there to be some darkness,” Feldman tells Entertainment Weekly. “This is certainly in the same universe tonally. There's shared trauma that this couple has been through and the truth of it all unfolds throughout the season.”

Elsewhere, the buyers hoping to snag the Morgan home are expectant mother Carla (played by Teyonah Parris) and her husband Dennis (O-T Fagbenle); Leslie (Abbi Jacobson) and her wife Sarah (Poppy Liu); and out-of-work actor JD Campbell (Luke Wilson). They’ll soon learn, however, that dream homes can be a nightmare. The series, says Feldman, is an exploration of just “how far we're willing to go and the lies we’re willing to tell to protect and provide for our families.”

The foundation for the series was laid during production of the third and final season of Dead to Me. “Part of my inspiration was Linda Cardellini,” says Feldman. “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.” Enter: Margo, a house flipper who also has her sights set on the Morgan home. Yes, buyers, we’ve got a Dead to Me reunion.

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A status seeker intent on obtaining “an exciting and monied life,” Margo is “very good at getting what she wants,” teases Feldman. “We took inspiration from many different types of women. There's a whiff of Housewives in there. I think she'll be recognizable but wholly unique at the same time.”

Also in the families’ orbit: Gwen (Kate Moennig), a developer and Margo’s potential business partner; Greg (Matt Rogers), the realtor handling the Morgan home sale; Denise (Anna Maria Horsford), Dennis’ overbearing mother; Phyllis (Linda Lavin), the Morgan’s over-involved neighbor; and Mikey (Denis Leary), an ex-con dealing with debt and sobriety. “I wanted to populate the show with people that felt real to L.A.,” notes Feldman.

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It was Feldman’s 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. “We saw over 50 houses, and every time we walked into a new house, there was some deep and really intriguing story behind each family. I realized every house has its secrets.” 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. I think it's universal that when you really want something, suddenly even your highest morals lower a bit,” she muses. “My wife is the most entirely decent person I've ever met, but even in the buying and selling process, she revealed sides of herself where I was like, really? Ultimately, there's no more important thing in life than your home. And it’s beyond aspirational. It's survival. 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 Deed hits the market in December, only on Netflix.

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