Never Have I Ever Review: Mindy Kaling's Best Work Is a Whip-Smart First Gen Portrait

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By Manori Ravindran

Netflix's is more than a teen comedy, it's also an exploration into how an Indian American teenage girl, Devi, and her family deal with the unexpected death of their patriarch, Mohan, in their attempt to move on. Since the breakout series dropped on the streaming service on April 27, it's been praised for its unapologetic portrayal of grief in all its different forms, being inclusive in all senses of the word and for shattering Asian stereotypes.

Never Have I Have, Mindy Kaling's new coming-of-age comedy on Netflix, has all the hallmarks of a legendary teen show. The series follows a young Indian-American high school sophomore named Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) as she juggles academics, boys, best friends, and a family trying to heal after the sudden death of her father.

Netflix's may have seemed like it was a light-hearted comedy about a first-generation Indian-American teen girl navigating the throes of high school academics, social ascension and hot boys, but really, it was always about so much more.

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Mindy Kaling is having a big moment on Netflix with her new show, Never Have I Ever.

Never Have I Have, Mindy Kaling's new coming-of-age comedy on Netflix, has all the hallmarks of a legendary teen show. The series follows a young Indian-American high school sophomore named Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) as she juggles academics, boys, best friends, and a family trying to heal after the sudden death of her father.

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Netflix's tells the coming-of-age story of a first-generation Indian American teenage girl, Devi, who, following the devastating death of her beloved father, begins to navigate uncharted waters as she enters sophomore year of high school in Southern California's San Fernando Valley. Along with her best friends, Fabiola and Eleanor, Devi makes a pact for the school year: This is the time to land her first boyfriend, school hottie and swim stud Paxton Hall-Yoshida.

Never Have I Ever debuted on Netflix this week, and the reviews are in: it’s a huge hit!

Never Have I Ever, a new coming-of-age comedy co-created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, tells the story of Devi, a modern-day, first-generation Indian American teenage girl, as she navigates her way through the crushes, parties and academics of her sophomore year of high school, all while dealing with the grief of her father's sudden death.

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In the opening scene of Never Have I Ever, Mindy Kaling's new coming-of-age comedy on Netflix, Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) prays for what every 15-year-old Indian-American teenager raised in the suburbs yearns for.