Scripted series · Netflix
Never Have I Ever
Same nerds, new drama.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
Devi Vishwakumar
40 eps
Darren Barnet
Paxton Hall-Yoshida
40 eps
Poorna Jagannathan
Dr. Nalini Vishwakumar
40 eps
Jaren Lewison
Ben Gross
40 eps
Lee Rodriguez
Fabiola Torres
40 eps
Ramona Young
Eleanor Wong
40 eps
John McEnroe
John McEnroe (voice)
40 eps
Richa Shukla Moorjani
Kamala
40 eps
Gilberto Ortiz
Alex Gomez
3 eps
Jae Suh Park
Joyce Wong
3 eps
Chris Schleicher
Mr. Schleicher
3 eps
Eddie Liu
Steve
4 eps
Peter James Smith
Mr. Chan
4 eps
Angela Kinsey
Vivian
3 eps
Mark Collier
Andy
3 eps
Dylan Thai
Eddie Tan
9 eps
Donna Pieroni
Patty Shevchenko
4 eps
Rachel Zimmermann
Beth
3 eps
ChaCha Shen
Young Eleanor
3 eps
Lily D. Moore
Rebecca
6 eps
Kelly Sullivan
June Hall-Yoshida
4 eps
Martin Martinez
Oliver Martinez
6 eps
Tembi Locke
Elise Torres
5 eps
Amy Tolsky
Mrs. Paloma
4 eps
Cocoa Brown
Principal Grubbs
13 eps
Michael Badalucco
Howard Gross
4 eps
Royal Patel
Young Devi
10 eps
P.J. Byrne
Evan Safstrom
5 eps
Niecy Nash
Dr. Jamie Ryan
16 eps
Common
Dr. Chris Jackson
4 eps
Eugene Prokofiev
Setseg
4 eps
Tyler Alvarez
Malcolm Stone
5 eps
Tohoru Masamune
Kevin Hall-Yoshida
4 eps
Dino Petrera
Jonah Sharpe
11 eps
Sendhil Ramamurthy
Mohan Vishwakumar
20 eps
Benjamin Norris
Trent Harrison
34 eps
Adam Shapiro
Mr. Shapiro
21 eps
Hanna Stein
Shira
12 eps
Christina Kartchner
Eve Hjelm
13 eps
Dana Vaughns
Marcus
9 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Never Have I Ever actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Never Have I Ever reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 40 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202010 episodes
7.4IMDbThe complicated life of a modern-day first-generation Indian American teenage girl, inspired by Kaling's own childhood.
Best episode · S01E01 Pilot
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202110 episodes
6.2IMDbA new love life, a new classmate and new reasons to bicker with mom give Devi plenty more ways to make courageous moves... and questionable decisions.
Best episode · S02E03 ... opened a textbook
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202210 episodes
6.3IMDbDevi and her friends may finally be single no more. But they're about to learn that relationships come with a lot of self-discovery — and all the drama.
Best episode · S03E10 ...lived the dream
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
202310 episodes
6.4IMDbSenior year has finally arrived. Between college conundrums, identity crises and crushes that won't fade, are Devi and the gang ready to face the future?
Best episode · S04E01 ...lost my virginity
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Pilot
After recent trauma, Devi starts her first day as a high school sophomore determined to shake off old labels and finally become cool.
- Directed by Tristram Shapeero
- Written by Lang Fisher, Mindy Kaling
S01E05
... started a nuclear war
Devi allows rumors about her and Paxton to swirl during an overnight school trip. Fabiola opens up to Eleanor, who gets upsetting news about her mother.
- Directed by Kabir Akhtar
- Written by Chris Schleicher, Akshara Sekar
S01E02
... had sex with Paxton Hall-Yoshida
Devi hesitates to tell her friends the truth about her awkward interactions with Paxton. The prospect of an arranged marriage puts Kamala under pressure.
- Directed by Tristram Shapeero
- Written by Justin Noble
S04E01
...lost my virginity
An awkward end to an intimate moment has Devi fuming all summer. As senior year begins, the crew has college — and complicated feelings — on the brain.
- Directed by Erica Oyama
- Written by Mindy Kaling
S02E03
... opened a textbook
Making good grades has never been a priority for Paxton — until a mishap urges him to prove he’s more than a campus heartthrob and star swimmer.
- Directed by Kim O. Nguyen
- Written by Erica Oyama
S03E10
...lived the dream
The end of the school year has the Sherman Oaks crew all up in their feels. Devi is torn between planning the future and enjoying the present.
- Directed by Lang Fisher
- Written by Lang Fisher
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E05
...been to New Jersey
- Directed by Dean Holland
- Written by Carley Whitt, Christina Elisa Hjelm
S04E01
...lost my virginity
- Directed by Erica Oyama
- Written by Mindy Kaling
S04E02
...gotten sweet revenge
- Directed by Erica Oyama
- Written by Erica Oyama
S04E04
...wrecked my future
- Directed by Dean Holland
- Written by Amina Munir
S04E06
...had my dream stolen
- Directed by Kabir Akhtar
- Written by Asmita Paranjape
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Lang Fisher
Creator
Mindy Kaling
Showrunner
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Howard Klein
Executive producer
David Miner
Executive producer
Chris Schleicher
Writer
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Beth Appel
Writer
Marina Cockenberg
Writer
Amina Munir
Writer
Matt Warburton
Writer
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Vance Stringer
Writer
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Carley Whitt
Writer
Justin Noble
Writer
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Aaron Geary
Writer
Erica Oyama
Writer
Akshara Sekar
Writer
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Asmita Paranjape
Writer
Dave King
Writer
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Christina Elisa Hjelm
Writer
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Ben Steiner
Writer
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Christina Hjelm
Writer
Gabe Liedman
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Lang FisherExecutive Producer
- Mindy KalingExecutive Producer
- Howard KleinExecutive Producer
- David MinerExecutive Producer
Writing
- Chris SchleicherWriter
- Lang FisherWriter
- Mindy KalingWriter
- Beth AppelWriter
- Marina CockenbergWriter
- Amina MunirWriter
Direction
- Lang FisherDirector
- Adam CounteeDirector
- Maggie CareyDirector
- Kim O. NguyenDirector
- Tristram ShapeeroDirector
- Erica OyamaDirector
Cinematography
- Rhet BearDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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