But Never also focuses on Devi's home life with her Indian mother Nalini (Poorna Jagannathan) and cousin Kamala (Richa Moorjani) as they struggle with the death of Devi's father, Mohan (Sendhil Ramamurthy), giving the series a layer of heartrending pathos. Newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan's teen protagonist Devi Vishwakumar has all the angst of My So-Called Life's Angela Chase, and she isn't immune to typical teen comedy tribulations, like being caught between star jock Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Darren Barnet) and overachieving student Ben Gross (Jaren Lewison). The series has earned praise for its authentic portrayal of modern Indian-American and South Asian customs, in part inspired by Kaling's own formative years. Never Have I Ever is a smart and fresh entry to the sitcom genre, combining tried-and-tested teen comedy tropes with rich and diverse storytelling about what it's like to be an Indian-American in California, the immigrant experience from a South Asian perspective and Hindu religious traditions-all of which have rarely been depicted on screen in Hollywood. The show's success is attributable to more than just Netflix subscribers being homebound, however. I don't want to say we're lucky, but there's no better audience than people who are trapped in their homes." "We are obviously aware that we have a captive audience. "I think we had hoped that people would receive it warmly, we were bowled over by the fact so many people have watched it," says Fisher. The 10-part series has also spawned its share of Twitter memes, a TikTok challenge and numerous thinkpieces about its representation of South Asians, and particularly women of color. Everything sort of feels so surreal now but I’m very proud of us.The quirky-and awkward-adventures of an Indian-American teenage girl has given Netflix viewers a welcome respite from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with the new comedy series Never Have I Ever ranking among the streaming service's top 10 most-watched shows since it launched on April 27.įrom co-creators Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, Never has achieved an impressive 96 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on critics' reviews, besting the latest seasons of Dead to Me and Killing Eve, and outshining the Hulu adaptation of Sally Rooney's best-selling novel Normal People. Right now, there are a lot of emotions because it’s the beginning of the end. I’m so grateful for Never Have I Ever and I’m excited to see what we do. No matter what I do-even if I get to do another show again-this one will always be special. “At first, we got an email saying we’re going to be renewed for a fourth but final season and I was like, ‘Oh, ok.’ And then when we started posting about it, it hit me, ‘Oh God, it is ending,'” she exclaimed. Ramakrishnan still hasn’t fully come to terms with saying goodbye to Never Have I Ever, even though she initially thought it would be easier. That is what’s phenomenal about all this, it’s really beautiful.” I focus on how we’re gonna make some kids’ day a little bit easier or how something we create might make a little girl’s day. We can be so hard on ourselves that we forget to celebrate these wins. But when we get those wins, they’re so important for our minority communities. There are times when things get really, really frustrating. She continued, “It’s not been an easy path.
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