In the Season Three premiere, Devi visits Dr. But being able to go to see and use her therapist as a resource is huge.” Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, seen at the premiere of "Never Have I Ever," stars as Devi. “(It) is such an important part of her life. “We have this 16-year-old girl (Devi, played by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) whose father died and (she) is dealing with that grief with Niecy Nash’s character Dr. The third season of “Never Have I Ever” is now streaming on Netflix.Kaling told TODAY on the red carpet Thursday night that “destigmatizing (and) seeking help for mental health” have become big parts of the show and are overarching themes in the new season. Because you know what, I can’t relate to a stable relationship, so I wouldn’t want to see it on TV.” “Mindy and I think that stable relationships in TV are very boring. It was fun to work with him and it was fun to spice it up,” she said. Ramakrishnan teased that Season 3 is the show’s most “sexy” season yet and explained that she thinks fans will love the new dynamic. With the addition of Pisharody’s character, Season 3 will explore Devi’s new romantic dilemma, which several cast members described as a “love square.” One of the show’s main plotlines has centered on the love triangle between Devi, her former academic rival Ben Gross (Jaren Lewison) and popular jock Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Darren Barnet). ![]() Megan Suri, Richa Moorjani, Lee Rodriguez, Ramona Young, Poorna Jagannathan, Darren Barnet, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Jaren Lewison attend the Los Angeles premiere of “Never Have I Ever” Season 3 at the Regency Village Theatre on Aug. “He was great, and we were like ‘Come aboard!’” He just came in with this open mind and was excited.”įisher said that she was immediately impressed by Phillippe from his first reading. And he’s been raised by two very successful actors. Kaling told Variety, “He’s such a humble kid and he just wants to learn. The cast and the crew loved him and it was special to have him.” He’s so talented, he’s so funny and fit in perfectly with the cast. She continued, “He’s obviously so talented and he’s great-looking, and we just thought he would be great and he was excited to come and do it. She said, “We were breaking the season and there was this role that seemed like it would be perfect for Deacon.” Kaling said that she cast Phillippe after her close friend Witherspoon told her that he had an interest in acting. ![]() Phillippe plays Parker, a friend of Devi’s new love interest Des (Anirudh Pisharody) and a member of her school’s rival debate team. “Never Have I Ever” also marks the acting debut of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s son, Deacon Phillippe. But there’s serious things like grief, and that’s important for us to write about, and growing up and moving out of your house.” And we just wanted to do a show that brought joy to people’s lives. I feel like you turn on TV and every comedy is kind of depressing. “There’s emotional things that we trying to showcase, but also it still needs to be a funny show. ![]() “We try to pack in a lot in each season,” she said. Kaling explained that fans can expect more of the show’s mixture of comedy, romance and drama as the teenage characters approach adulthood. They did the show and they saw the effect online and then we just went back and shot some more.” When they shot the show, it was this big hit and they never got to be around people and take a victory lap. “I feel like I’m at the Oscars,” Kaling told Variety.
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