Overview

• In a new PEOPLE interview, Leighton Meester confirms a guest role as Abby, the former middle‑school nemesis of Kristen Bell’s character, opposite her husband Adam Brody.
• Meester says she "inevitably" stirs up some drama and calls the experience one of the most fun times she has had on a set.
• Adam Brody notes that most of Meester’s scenes are with Kristen Bell and Justine Lupe, saying he largely watched her work from the sidelines.
• An official synopsis says season 2 follows Joanne and Noah fully committing to merge their lives and loved ones while navigating persistent differences.
• Most of the season 1 ensemble returns, including Justine Lupe, Timothy Simons, Jackie Tohn and Sherry Cola, with newcomer Miles Fowler joining as season 2 premieres Oct. 23 on Netflix.