Never Have I Ever

Comedy Drama

TV-14

United States

English

April 27, 2020

22–31 minutes

Season: 4

Episodes: 40

Status: released

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Never Have I Ever TV Series Details:

Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Comedy drama Coming-of-age Teen drama
Season	4
Episodes	40
Release date	April 27, 2020 – June 8, 2023
Running time	22–31 minutes
Age rating	TV-14
Starring	Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Poorna Jagannathan Richa Moorjani Jaren Lewison Darren Barnet Ramona Young Lee Rodriguez John McEnroe
Narrated by	John McEnroe
Created by	Mindy Kaling Lang Fisher
Directed by	Kabir Akhtar Tristram Shapeero Lang Fisher Lena Khan Anu Valia Maggie Carey Kim O. Nguyen Erica Oyama Linda Mendoza Claire Scanlon Smriti Mundhra Dean Holland Adam Countee
Written by	Lang Fisher Mindy Kaling Akshara Sekar Marina Cockenberg Asmita Paranjape Aaron Geary Ben Steiner Amina Munir Christina Elisa Hjelm Beth Appel Erica Oyama Chris Schleicher Gabe Liedman Justin Noble Matt Warburton Dave King Vance Stringer Carley Whitt
Produced by	Aaron Geary Ben Steiner Leanne Moore
Executive producers	Mindy Kaling Lang Fisher Howard Klein David Miner Tristram Shapeero
Cinematography by	Rhet Bear
Edited by	Jonathan Pledger Mat Greenleaf Jessica Sisk Christian Kinnard Sarah Hilado Kelsey Myers
Music by	Joseph Stephens
Casting By	Collin Daniel Brett Greenstein Jeremy O’Keefe Danny Dunitz
Production Design by	Kathleen Widomski Bruce Robert Hill Jessica Kender
Production locations	Los Angeles, California
Production Company	Kaling International Original Langster 3 Arts Entertainment Universal Television
Distributor	Netflix
Budget	$2.5 million per episode

Never Have I Ever TV Series Cast & Character:

Main

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar, initially a 15-year-old high school sophomore who wants to improve her life and harbors feelings for both Paxton Hall-Yoshida and Ben Gross. She is based on the show’s creator, Mindy Kaling. She is known for her emotional and erratic behavior at times and sees a therapist to help deal with the loss of her father, who died prior to the events of the series. She is a star student and has dreamed of going to Princeton University since an early age.
Poorna Jagannathan as Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar, a successful dermatologist who owns her own practice and Devi’s mother with whom she has a mixed relationship. She cares strongly for her daughter but believes in tough love and strict parenting, causing friction between the two at times. Over time, their relationship evolves and becomes a beautiful one at the end.
Richa Moorjani as Kamala Nandiwadal, Devi’s cousin who is staying with Devi’s family while completing her PhD at Caltech. She is far better behaved and more devoted to her culture than Devi.
Jaren Lewison as Benjamin “Ben” Gross, also a high school sophomore. Initially Devi’s nemesis at school as the two frequently compete for academic accolades, he becomes a good friend for whom she has complicated feelings. The two become more supportive of each other and eventually date.
Darren Barnet as Paxton Hall-Yoshida, a popular, athletic 16-year-old high school junior and Devi’s crush, later love interest. He used to be the captain of the high school swim team, but was forced to give up swimming after suffering a car accident. After graduating, he attends Arizona State University, but later becomes an assistant swim coach at the high school upon deciding university is not for him. However, he realizes the needs of life and moves back to ASU at the end of Season 4.
Ramona Young as Eleanor Wong (seasons 2–4; recurring season 1), one of Devi’s best friends who has a passion for acting and struggles with the fact her mother is absent after abandoning her for acting when Eleanor was 7.
Lee Rodriguez as Fabiola Torres (seasons 2–4; recurring season 1), one of Devi’s best friends who is on the robotics team and struggles with her sexuality, later coming out as lesbian.
John McEnroe as himself, the narrator of the series and Mohan’s idol, in the season 1 finale he makes a brief on-screen cameo.

Recurring

Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohan Vishwakumar, Devi’s deceased father, who appears in flashbacks and visions
Niecy Nash as Dr. Jamie Ryan, Devi’s therapist.
Eddie Liu as Steve (season 1), Kamala’s illicit boyfriend
Christina Kartchner as Eve Hjelm (seasons 1–2; guest season 3), Fabiola’s love interest who later moves away
Alexandra Billings as Jennifer Warner (seasons 2, 4), the school’s college counselor
Benjamin Norris as Trent Harrison, core member of the Hot Pocket, Paxton’s best friend, and later Eleanor’s boyfriend
Dino Petrera as Jonah Sharpe (seasons 1–3), a boy who comes out as gay and helps Fabiola with her sexuality
Jae Suh Park as Joyce Wong (season 1; guest season 4), Eleanor’s absent mother who is a bumbling actress prioritizing her non-existent career over her daughter
Adam Shapiro as Mr. Lyle Shapiro, a history teacher who tries to relate with his students and be the ‘cool’ teacher
Cocoa Brown as Principal Grubbs who is often tired with Devi and Ben’s rivalry
Martin Martinez as Oliver Martinez (season 1–2), Eleanor’s boyfriend and later ex-boyfriend
Jack Seavor McDonald as Eric Perkins, an unpopular student and member of the robotics team who later trains for the swim team with Paxton in season 4
Lily D. Moore as Rebecca Hall-Yoshida (seasons 1–3), Paxton’s sister who is interested in fashion design, Paxton is very protective of her as she has down-syndrome and is targeted by bullies. She and Devi develop a friendship
Hanna Stein as Shira Liedman (seasons 1–3), a popular, shallow student and Ben’s girlfriend in season 1 using him for his money
Angela Kinsey as Vivian Gross (season 1), Ben’s mother who is barely around, prioritizing retreats and herself over her son
Michael Badalucco as Howard Gross (seasons 1, 3), Ben’s father who is a big-time entertainment lawyer who like his mother is also an absent parent
Donna Pieroni as Patty (seasons 1, 3), Ben’s housekeeper who is more of a parent to Ben than his own
Dana G. Vaughns as Marcus Jones, Paxton’s friend (seasons 1–3)
Aitana Rinab as Zoe Maytag, Shira’s friend (seasons 1–3)
Megan Suri as Aneesa Qureshi (seasons 2–4), a new Indian student at Sherman Oaks and Devi’s new acquaintance and Ben’s girlfriend for a brief period. While Devi and her family are Hindu, Aneesa is an Muslim
Rushi Kota as Prashant (season 1–2), Kamala is set up to meet Prashant by the families, they like each other and date briefly until Kamala realises she is not ready to settle down just yet
Tyler Alvarez as Malcolm Stone (season 2), a former Disney actor and an elementary school friend who transfers to Sherman Oaks briefly dating Eleanor
Utkarsh Ambudkar as Mr. Manish Kulkarni (seasons 2–4), an English teacher who is friends with Devi and also coaches the girls’ soccer team, later dating Kamala and moving with her when she gets a job offer in season 4.
P. J. Byrne as Evan Safstrom (season 2), a head research assistant at Caltech
John Mawson as Dr. Elgin Peters (season 2), a Nobel prize-winning scientist at Caltech
Common as Dr. Chris Jackson (season 2), a dermatologist who works with Nalini and develops an interest in Nalini
Tohoru Masamune as Kevin Hall-Yoshida (seasons 2–3), Paxton’s father
Kelly Sullivan as June Hall-Yoshida (seasons 2–4), Paxton’s mother
Ranjita Chakravarty as Nirmala Vishwakumar, Mohan’s mother (seasons 2–4), Nalini’s mother-in-law and Devi’s paternal grandmother who moves in with them in season 2
Clyde Kusatsu as Ted Yoshida (season 2), Paxton’s paternal grandfather
Helen Hong as Sharon Wong (season 2), Eleanor’s stepmother
Sarayu Blue as Rhyah (season 3), Nalini’s new Indian friend and mother to Des
Victoria Moroles as Margot Ramos (seasons 3–4), an artistic student at Sherman Oaks High School who dates Ben and has a rivalry with Devi
Anirudh Pisharody as Nirdesh “Des” (season 3), an Indian student who goes to an elite private school; Rhyah’s son and briefly Devi’s boyfriend
Michael Cimino as Ethan Morales (season 4), a rebellious high-school senior whom Devi briefly dates
Jeff Garlin as Len (season 4), a man who begins a relationship with Nirmala and later marries her in the season 4 finale
Ivan Hernandez as Andres Ramos (season 4), Margot’s single father who works as a contractor in Nalini’s home and becomes her love interest
Genneya Walton as Lindsay Thompson (season 4), a new AP Literature substitute teacher at Sherman Oaks High School who later dates Paxton

Guest

Aarti Mann as Jaya Kuyavar (season 1)
Markus Jorgensen as Boris Koslov (season 1), a Russian exchange student
Gilberto Ortiz as Alex Gomez (season 1), a young man interested in Fabiola
Chelly as Parvesh (season 1), a Vishwakumar family friend
Peter James Smith as Mr. Chan (seasons 1, 3), the orchestra teacher
Kikéy Castillo as Christina Harrison (season 1), Trent’s mother
Atticus Shaffer as a young man who participates in model UN as Russia (season 1)
Iqbal Theba as Aravind (season 1), Mohan’s brother and Devi’s Paternal Uncle who visits to be the male chaperone when Kamala meets Prashant
Mark Collier as Andy (season 1), the Vishwakumars’ neighbor
Adriyah Marie Young as Carley (seasons 1–3), Shira’s friend
Andy Samberg as himself (seasons 1–3), the narrator for Ben Gross’ thoughts in two episodes (plus a short cameo in a season 2 episode)
Pragathi Guruprasad as Preethi’s sister (season 1)
Anjul Nigam as Raj (season 1), a pandit at the Ganesh Puja celebration
Gigi Hadid as herself (seasons 2, 4), the narrator for Paxton Hall-Yoshida’s thoughts in two episodes
Pooja Kumar as Noor (season 2), Aneesa’s mother
Andrew Tinpo Lee as Paul Wong (season 2), Eleanor’s father
Sunit Gupta as Karthik (season 2), Nalini’s father, and Devi’s maternal grandfather
K.T. Thangavelu as Charu (season 2), Nalini’s mother, and Devi’s maternal grandmother
Alex Felix as Haley Garcia (season 3), a girl who was wronged by Paxton and trolled Devi via direct messages
Alli Albrecht as Phoebe Hayward (season 3), the captain of the gymnastics team, whom Paxton briefly dates
Deacon Philippe as Parker (season 3), one of Des’ close friends
Terry Hu as Addison (seasons 3–4), a non-binary friend of Des and Fabiola’s current partner
Dwight Howard as himself (season 4)
Janina Gavankar as Akshara (season 4), a representative for Princeton University
Pete Gardner as Coach Noble (season 4), the swimming team coach; he was also mentioned to be the gym teacher in season 2
Claudia O’Doherty as Baby (season 4), Len’s Australian real-estate agent
Jade Bender as Blair Quan (season 4), a former alumna of Sherman Oaks who was idolized by Devi and is supposed to give Devi a personal tour of Princeton.
Ken Marino as Stoo (season 4), the limo driver

Storyline:

Devi Vishwakumar, a teen living in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, takes us through her four years of high school while grieving the loss of her father, clumsily pursuing her crushes, and discovering her true self. Loosely based on Mindy Kaling’s childhood.

About Never Have I Ever TV Series:

Never Have I Ever is an American comedy-drama television series created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher. It stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet, Ramona Young, Lee Rodriguez, and John McEnroe.

On March 20, 2019, it was reported that Netflix had given a 10-episode series order to the then-untitled “semi-autobiographical comedy”.

In July 2019, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was reported to be cast as Devi after Mindy Kaling put out an open casting call and received over 15,000 responses. John McEnroe was offered the role of narrating the series after Kaling had approached him during an Oscar party hosted by Vanity Fair. All the actors met at the first table read and no “chemistry reads” were done between characters.

Principal photography of season 1 began on July 14, 2019, with production wrapping up on October 31, 2019. It premiered on Netflix on April 27, 2020, and has received critical acclaim. The series has been described as a watershed moment for South Asian representation in Hollywood and has been praised for breaking Asian stereotypes.

On July 1, 2020, Netflix renewed the series for a second season, which commenced on November 10, 2020, at the Universal Studios in Los Angeles and wrapped at the end of March 2021. It premiered on July 15, 2021.

Netflix renewed the series for a third season on August 19, 2021. It began filming on November 29, 2021 and wrapped on March 1, 2022, which was released on August 12, 2022, and consists of 10 episodes.

The fourth and final season wrapped filming in early August 2022, which was released on June 8, 2023.