Mindy Kaling's 'Never Have I Ever' is irresistible, important, and funny as hell

Mindy Kaling's 'Never Have I Ever' is irresistible, important, and funny as hell

Never Have I Ever is the sweet, savvy Indian-American comedy we deserve. 

From executive producers Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, the endlessly enjoyable new Netflix series achieves what Hollywood long treated like a representational high-wire: Delivering excellent comedy and characters without apologizing to a predominantly white industry and culture. All it took was a team of creators who know their story inside and out and actually give a damn about telling it right.

Never Have I Ever introduces Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) — a name no characters struggle with and neither should you — an all-American teen who just wants the simple things in life, like going to her first high school party and dating a stone-cold hottie. What the trailers left out is that less than one year ago, Devi's father died of a heart attack and the shock temporarily paralyzed her from the waist down. She might be every high school sophomore hoping for a fresh start in a new year, but she sees the renewed use of her legs as a chance to return to equilibrium after catastrophe. Read more...

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