'Never Have I Ever': Release date, plot, cast, and everything you need to know about Mindy Kaling's coming of age Netflix comedy

Borrowing from Kaling's real-life experiences while growing up, the upcoming Netflix comedy will introduce us to Devi, an Indian-American teenager.

After blessing us with an evergreen comedy like 'The Mindy Project', Mindy Kaling is now moving on to coming of age comedies, with 'Never Have I Ever'. The show, slated to premiere next year, will chronicle the life a young teenager growing up as a first-generation South Asian American, with ample instances inspired by Kaling's own experience growing up. Here's all you need to know about it.

Release date:

There's been no official date assigned for the premiere of 'Never Have I Ever', but it has a 10 episode order, with all of them arriving on Netflix, sometime in 2020. 

Mindy Kaling attends the premiere of Amazon Studio's "Late Night" at The Orpheum Theatre on May 30, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)

Plot:

Borrowing from Kaling's real-life experiences while growing up, the upcoming Netflix comedy from her will introduce us to Devi, the Indian-American teenager as she comes of age. The show is set in modern-day America. We saw glimpses of a teenager from a similar ethnicity in flashbacks of Kaling's famous Fox rom-com series 'The Mindy Project', where Kaling's titular character, called Mindy Lahiri was working as a flourishing OB-Gyn in New York. But this time things are getting more elaborate and detailed, as the entire series will focus on Devi's coming of age.

Cast:

Newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of Tamil/Canadian descent is going to play the role of Devi, the young girl whose story we will come across in 'Never Have I Ever'. Tennis maestro John McEnroe will serve as the narrator for the series, with the rest of the cast yet to be announced.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (IMDb/Kiruthiha Kulendiren)

Creator:

Kaling co-created 'Never Have I Ever' with her Mindy Project writer-producer Lang Fisher. The duo is also serving as showrunners, and they are executive producing too, alongside Howard Klein, David Miner, and Tristam Shapeero.

Trailer:

A trailer for 'Never Have I Ever' hasn't been released yet; watch this space for further updates on the show!

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