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| Never Have I Ever | |
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| Composer | Joseph Stephens |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Production locations | Los Angeles, California |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22–31 minutes |
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| Distributor | Netflix NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
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| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | April 27, 2020 (2020-04-27) – present (present) |
Never Have I Ever is an American coming-of-age comedy-drama television series starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher. Though the show takes place in the area of San Fernando Valley, the comedy is loosely based on Kaling's childhood experiences in the Boston area.[1] It premiered on Netflix on April 27, 2020, and is about an Indian-American high school student dealing with the sudden death of her father.[2] [3] [4] The series received generally favorable reviews.[5]
The series has been described as a watershed moment for South Asian representation in Hollywood and has been praised for breaking South Asian stereotypes.[6] [7] [8] On July 1, 2020, Netflix renewed the series for a second season,[9] which premiered on July 15, 2021.[10] Netflix renewed the series for a third season on August 19, 2021,[11] which is scheduled to be released on August 12, 2022 and consists of 10 episodes,[12] [13] and a fourth and final season set to premiere in 2023.[14] [15]
Plot [edit]
The story centers around Devi Vishwakumar, a 15-year-old Indian-American Tamil girl from Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles. After her father, Mohan, dies suddenly, Devi loses the sensation in her legs. This happens due to the psychological trauma of the event and she is unable to walk for three months.
However, one day she miraculously recovers and stands on her legs, in an attempt to see her crush Paxton Hall-Yoshida. After having a socially horrible freshman year, she wishes to change her social status, but friends, family, and feelings do not make it easy for her.
The following year, she tries to deal with her grief, her identity, and school life. All this, while she also struggles with her relationship with her mother, Nalini. Devi also has to deal with her feelings for Paxton and Ben, after she cheats on both of them with each other. Adding to the mix is a new entrant in school, Aneesa Qureshi. The series follows Devi's daily chronicles dealing with all of this.
Never Have I Ever is mostly narrated by professional tennis player John McEnroe for Devi, with one of the episodes narrated by Andy Samberg for Ben, and another by Gigi Hadid for Paxton.
Cast and characters [edit]
Main [edit]
- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar, a 15-year-old high school sophomore who wants to improve her life[16] (She is based on the show's creator, Mindy Kaling).
- Poorna Jagannathan as Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar, a dermatologist and Devi's mother.[16]
- Darren Barnet as Paxton Hall-Yoshida, a 16-year-old high school junior and Devi's crush, later love interest.[17] [18]
- Jaren Lewison as Benjamin "Ben" Gross, also a high school sophomore. Initially Devi's nemesis at school, he becomes a good friend for whom she has complicated feelings.[16]
- Richa Moorjani as Kamala Nandiwadal,[19] Devi's cousin. She is staying with Devi's family while completing her PhD at Caltech.[16]
- John McEnroe as himself, the narrator of the series and Mohan's idol.[20]
- Ramona Young as Eleanor Wong, one of Devi's best friends who has a passion for acting. (season 2; recurring season 1)
- Lee Rodriguez as Fabiola Torres, one of Devi's best friends, who struggles with her sexuality. (season 2; recurring season 1)
Recurring [edit]
- Niecy Nash as Dr. Jamie Ryan, Devi's therapist.[16]
- Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohan Vishwakumar, Devi's deceased father.
- Eddie Liu as Steve, Kamala's boyfriend (season 1).
- Christina Kartchner as Eve Hjelms, Fabiola's love interest and later, girlfriend.
- Alexandra Billings as Jennifer Warner, the college counselor.
- Benjamin Norris as Trent Harrison, Paxton's friend.
- Dino Petrera as Jonah Sharpe, a boy who comes out as gay.
- Jae Suh Park as Joyce Wong, Eleanor's absentee mother (season 1).
- Adam Shapiro as Mr. Lyle Shapiro, a history teacher.
- Cocoa Brown as Principal Grubbs.
- Martin Martinez as Oliver Martinez, Eleanor's boyfriend in season 1.
- Jack Seavor McDonald as Eric Perkins, an unpopular student and later, the captain of Sherman Oaks' robotics team.
- Lily D. Moore as Rebecca Hall-Yoshida, Paxton's sister who is interested in fashion design.
- Rushi Kota as Prashant, Kamala's date for an arranged marriage.
- Hanna Stein as Shira Liedman, a popular student and Ben's girlfriend in season 1.
- Angela Kinsey as Vivian Gross, Ben's mother (season 1).
- Michael Badalucco as Howard Gross, Ben's father (season 1).
- Donna Pieroni as Patty, Ben's housekeeper (season 1).
- Dana G. Vaughns as Marcus Jones, Paxton's friend.
- Aitana Rinab as Zoe Maytag, Shira's friend.
- Tyler Alvarez as Malcolm Stone, a former Disney actor and an elementary school friend who transfers to Sherman Oaks (season 2).[21]
- Utkarsh Ambudkar as Mr. Manish Kulkarni, an English teacher who is friends with Devi and also coaches the girls' soccer team (season 2).[22]
- P. J. Byrne as Evan Safstrom, a head research assistant at Caltech (season 2).[22]
- John Mawson as Dr. Elgin Peters, Nobel prize-winning scientist at Caltech (season 2).
- Megan Suri as Aneesa Qureshi, a new Indian student at Sherman Oaks and Devi's new acquaintance (season 2).[23]
- Common as Dr. Chris Jackson, a dermatologist who works with Nalini and has an interest for Nalini (season 2).[24]
- Tohoru Masamune as Kevin Hall-Yoshida, Paxton's father (season 2).
- Ranjita Chakravarty as Nirmala Vishwakumar, Mohan's mother and Devi's paternal grandmother (season 2).
- Clyde Kusatsu as Ted Yoshida, Paxton's paternal grandfather (season 2).
- Anirudh Pisharody as Des, an Indian student who goes to an elite private school (season 3).[25]
Guest [edit]
- Markus Jorgensen as Boris Koslov, a Russian exchange student.
- Gilberto Ortiz as Alex Gomez, a young man interested in Fabiola.
- Chelly as Parvesh, Vishwakumar family friend.
- Peter James Smith as Mr. Chan, the orchestra teacher.
- Kikéy Castillo as Christina Harrison, Trent's mother.
- Atticus Shaffer as a young man who participates in model UN (as "Russia").
- Iqbal Theba as Aravind, Mohan's brother & Devi's Paternal Uncle.
- Mark Collier as Andy, Vishwakumars' neighbor.
- Adriyah Marie Young as Carley, Shira's friend.
- Andy Samberg as himself, the narrator for Ben Gross's thoughts.
- Pragathi Guruprasad as Preethi's sister.[26]
- Anjul Nigam as Raj, a pandit at the Ganesh Puja celebration.[6]
- Gigi Hadid as herself, the narrator for Paxton Hall-Yoshida's thoughts.[27]
- Pooja Kumar as Noor, Aneesa's mother.
- Sunit Gupta as Karthik, Nalini's father, and Devi's maternal grandfather.
- K.T. Thangavelu as Charu, Nalini's mother, and Devi's maternal grandmother.
Production [edit]
Casting [edit]
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was cast after Mindy Kaling put out an open casting call and received over 15,000 responses.[28] All the actors met at the first table read and no "chemistry reads" were done between characters.[29]
Filming [edit]
Principal photography of season 1 began on July 14, 2019, with production wrapping up on October 31, 2019.[30] Season 2 commenced on November 10, 2020, at the Universal Studios in Los Angeles and wrapped at the end of March 2021.[31] Season 3 began filming on November 29, 2021 and wrapped on March 1, 2022.[32] [33]
Episodes [edit]
Season 1 (2020) [edit]
Season 2 (2021) [edit]
Season 3 (2022) [edit]
Reception [edit]
Critical response [edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 97% based on 58 reviews, with an average rating of 7.82/10[35] while the second season holds a 93% based on 30 reviews and an average rating of 8.30/10.[36] The website's critical consensus for the first season reads, "Never Have I Ever 's fresh take on the coming-of-age comedy is hilariously honest, sweetly smart, and likely to have viewers falling head over heels for charming newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan"[5] while the website's critical consensus for the second season reads, "Though Never Have I Ever's sophomore season at times suffers from tonal commitment issues, nuanced writing and an utterly charming cast make it easy to forgive and enjoy." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[37]
Controversies [edit]
Concerns have been raised about anti-Semitic depictions of Jewish characters. Meena Venkataramanan from Harvard Political Review notes that "The show's anti-Semitism is exacerbated by [Devi's] academic rival's characterization as a Jewish caricature and the jokes his religion and wealth generate at his expense".[38] Mira Fox from The Forward says "[Ben Gross is] a wildly rich nerdy suck-up, with an absent, workaholic Hollywood lawyer for a dad and negligent Jewish-Buddhist type for a mom. He falsely cries anti-Semitism when his classmates reject his (objectively terrible) idea for a class project. And he's dating a painfully stereotypical Jewish American Princess named Shira, who he doesn't even like, in order to raise his own social clout; Shira, he tells Devi, is dating him for his money". The show also received controversy over it's portrayal over Indian Hindus, how Devi feels disconnected and uncomfortable with her religion and culture, even making fun of girls practicing Bollywood dancing.[39]
Audience viewership [edit]
At their Q2 report meeting in July 2020, Netflix reported the series had been viewed by 40 million households globally since its release.[40]
References [edit]
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- ^ Shafer, Ellise (April 15, 2020). "TV News Roundup: Netflix Releases 'Never Have I Ever' Trailer (Watch)". Variety . Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "'Be that change': Maitreyi Ramakrishnan on starring in Mindy Kaling's new comedy". CBC. August 30, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Murphy, Chris (April 15, 2020). "Dear Gods, Meet Devi, a Young Mindy Kaling in Netflix's Never Have I Ever". Vulture . Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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- ^ a b Kalita, S. Mitra. "6 ways 'Never Have I Ever' busts Asian stereotypes". CNN . Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Aanika, Eragam (May 6, 2020). "What South Asian Youth Are Saying About Devi from "Never Have I Ever"". Teen Vogue . Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ Joshi, Tara (May 12, 2020). "'Beyond Bend It Like Beckham': why Never Have I Ever is a win for Asian representation on screen". The Guardian . Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (July 1, 2020). "Never Have I Ever Renewed for Season 2 — Watch the Cast's Bangin' Celebration". TVLine . Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (June 10, 2021). "'Never Have I Ever' Season 2 Gets Netflix Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 10, 2021.
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- ^ Puckett-Pope, Lauren (March 9, 2022). "'Never Have I Ever' Will Return For a Fourth And Final Season". ELLE . Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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- ^ "How old is Paxton from Never Have I Ever?". Poppbuz . Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Season 2, Episode 7 "... begged for forgiveness"
- ^ Petski, Denise (September 11, 2019). "John McEnroe To Narrate Netflix's Kaling/Fisher Comedy Series 'Never Have I Ever'". Deadline . Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (December 9, 2020). "'Never Have I Ever': 'American Vandal' Alum Tyler Alvarez Joins Season 2 As Recurring". Deadline . Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (December 18, 2020). "'Never Have I Ever': Utkarsh Ambudkar & P.J. Byrne Join Season 2 Of Mindy Kaling's Netflix Series". Deadline . Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ White, Peter (November 23, 2020). "Megan Suri Joins Season 2 Of Netflix's 'Never Have I Ever'". Deadline . Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 14, 2021). "Common Joins Season 2 Of Mindy Kaling's Netflix Series 'Never Have I Ever' As Recurring". Deadline . Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Anirudh Pisharody Joins 'Never Have I Ever' Season 3 as Recurring". January 20, 2022.
- ^ Sunder, Gautam (April 29, 2020). "After 'Never Have I Ever', Pragathi Guruprasad has Hollywood firmly on her mind". The Hindu.
- ^ Ivie, Devon (July 15, 2021). "Bully for Gigi Hadid, Who Replaced Chrissy Teigen in Never Have I Ever". Vulture.
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- ^ Adam Shapiro [@shappyshaps] (March 1, 2022). "Happy Season 3 wrap day to my fave students @neverhaveiever". Archived from the original on March 20, 2022 – via Instagram.
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- ^ Venkataramanan, Meena (May 16, 2020). ""Never Have I Ever" Can Do Better". Harvard Political Review. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ Fox, Mira (May 8, 2020). "Mindy Kaling's hit teen comedy has a serious Jewish problem". The Forward. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ Patten, Dominic (July 16, 2020). "Netflix Reveals Strong Viewership Numbers For Mindy Kaling's 'Never Have I Ever' & Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods' In Earnings Report". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 16, 2020.
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