Amanda Peet, the actress playing her character Mel Cooper on the Season 2 of Your Friends & Neighbors, has expressed her delight in having her sex scenes and scenes about perimenopause written by series creator and showrunner Jonathan Tropper. Peet also mentioned that it was "really fun" to play these scenes and that people are understanding more about perimanopause. The new season of the show will feature several actors including Peet and James Marsden.