Never Have I Ever As someone who generally doesn’t like teen shows (the stakes are always so low and I’m not trying to relive my high school years — yikes!) I’ve been very pleasantly surprised by this new Netflix comedy created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher. The Tamil Canadian actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan stars as Devi Vishwakumar, an Indian American high school sophomore who lives in the San Fernando Valley with her mom and cousin. Her father has recently died and after a rough last year she’s trying to refurbish her image by nabbing a boyfriend and attempting to climb up the social ladder. It’s a familiar premise — unpopular nerd tries to reinvent herself — but the writing is so fresh and specific that it’s delightful instead of clichéd. The cast is admirably diverse (the school hottie is half white, half Japanese) and the writers acknowledge the characters’ ethnic backgrounds without being corny or didactic.With some great supporting stunt casting (tennis legend John McEnroe narrates the series) this show is the cute lockdown watch you didn’t know you needed. —Tomi ObaroWhere to watch: Netflix Run First of all, sign me up for anything starring Merritt Wever! She and Domhnall… Read full this story
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