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Never Have I Ever

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Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews

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Never Have I Ever

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Netflix | Release Date: April 27, 2020

Summary: First-generation Indian-American teenager Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) deals with issues with high school and growing up in this series inspired by creator Mindy Kaling's childhood.

Genre(s): Comedy

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Entertainment Weekly

Kristen Baldwin

Apr 17, 2020

Season 1 Review: Sweet, shrewd series. ...[Maitreyi Ramakrishnan] has remarkable comedic swagger; she delivers Devi’s savage takedowns with the cheerful confidence of a young Amy Poehler. McEnroe is skilled at self-parody, and he toggles his tone between supportive observer, frustrated adult scold, and OK Boomer. Read full review

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Wall Street Journal

John Anderson

Apr 23, 2020

Season 1 Review: Comedy is never safe; the best comedy is totally unsafe; and “Never Have I Ever” is the teen-sitcom equivalent of running with scissors, used hypodermic needles and a fully operating chain saw. It may also be the meta high-school series of our time. ... [Devi's} hilariously intemperate. Her wit is wry, especially when dueling with Ben Gross (Jaren Lewison), her rival for class brain. To call anyone a supporting player doesn’t quite do it—everyone is supporting everyone. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Allison Shoemaker

Apr 27, 2020

Season 1 Review: A comedy that’s also an incredible exploration of grief. It’s not the first comedy to manage that feat, but it’s a hell of a peak to climb, and the air up there is rarified. ... “Never Have I Ever” is not Mindy Kaling’s funniest comedy, but it is perhaps her most honest. In short, it is terrific. Read full review

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Vanity Fair

Sonia Saraiya

Apr 17, 2020

Season 1 Review: A breezy, delightful season of television, practically built for quarantine marathon-watching. Its twists are fairly predictable, and its drollery is openly derivative of other teen hits—Riverdale, Glee, and Sex Education, in particular. But you don’t watch something like this because it’s innovative; you watch it because it feels good to consume as much of it as possible. Read full review

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CNN

Brian Lowry

Apr 27, 2020

Season 1 Review: Overcoming the saturation of coming-of-age titles, Never Have I Ever adds fresh wrinkles to an old formula, thanks in part to a breakout turn by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as a high-school sophomore adjusting to a life turned upside down. Sweet, funny and occasionally flat-out weird, it's the latest show that brings an independent-film sensibility to the half-hour comedy format. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Inkoo Kang

Apr 21, 2020

Season 1 Review: The overpacked clunkiness of that first half-hour — really, the first half of Never Have I Ever's 10-episode debut season — might give some Kaling loyalists PTSD flashbacks to The Mindy Project. ... The great joy and relief of Never Have I Ever is that, at least in the latter half of its first season, the series streamlines into a deeply moving exploration of a teenage girl falling apart because she can't bear to deal with her grief. Read full review

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Washington Post

Hank Stuever

Apr 27, 2020

Season 1 Review: Devi is played by newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, who brings a fine degree of spirit and believability to the role — outdistancing the often thin and predictable writing that Kaling, et al, have provided. The comedy here is fine; the deeper stuff (grief, alienation, obedience) gets the gloss treatment. ... Although the show fulfills its obligation to be breezy and fun, mainly as a teen-centric piece of fluff, never does it ever stretch to become anything more than another Netflix nothingburger. Read full review

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juanjm

Apr 29, 2020

This serie teaches you about the imperfect life of teenagers. I recommend 100% this serie. And I praise the good job of all (actors, writters, producers, director...)

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CapsoSK

May 21, 2020

Amazing series, fun, deep, everything you could want. Sure, it has some cliches, but they are way too small to be considered cringy.

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reasonate

Apr 30, 2020

It is weird to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this quirky, coming of age/grieving process story? Touching, frustrating, sweet, funny, sad... I think this is Mindy Kaling's best work ever. It wasn't shrill or (bad) cringey or shallow or gratuitously sexual, like a lot of teen-centric shows canIt is weird to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this quirky, coming of age/grieving process story? Touching, frustrating, sweet, funny, sad... I think this is Mindy Kaling's best work ever. It wasn't shrill or (bad) cringey or shallow or gratuitously sexual, like a lot of teen-centric shows can be, it just felt very genuine. It was definitely worth binging.… Expand

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slittle5

Aug 24, 2020

This is definitely a show I wish was around when I was a teenager. It perfectly sums up life as a teen, especially one who has suffered a great loss. It's funny, it's sad, it's everything you'd want in a Netflix coming-of-age show.

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TVJerry

May 2, 2020

Mindy Kaling created this semi-autobiographic comedy about a nerdy 10th-grade girl of Indian descent. Like many adolescent comedies, she's obsessed with boys and being cool, but one thing that sets this apart is that the cast is refreshingly full of ethnic diversity. Besides the insightsMindy Kaling created this semi-autobiographic comedy about a nerdy 10th-grade girl of Indian descent. Like many adolescent comedies, she's obsessed with boys and being cool, but one thing that sets this apart is that the cast is refreshingly full of ethnic diversity. Besides the insights into how her culture affects her family, it also provides some enjoyable supporting characters. The tone is sweet with a bit more sass than many teen shows and also includes a dark underpinning. While the jokes aren't sitcom easy, there are plenty of lighthearted interactions and some of the best punch lines are almost throwaways. It's also fun having John McEnroe as the narrator. A bonus: These actors more or less look their age. There's even a dig at Riverdale, where many of the high schoolers are in their 30s.… Expand

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Ball_Fondler

May 6, 2020

The series was a little bit intriguing at the beginning especially with John McEnroe's narration and the series goes downhill as it progresses. The same cliches we see in every teenage dramas. The same jokes, same drama , this time with an indian protagonist. The ending of this series is soThe series was a little bit intriguing at the beginning especially with John McEnroe's narration and the series goes downhill as it progresses. The same cliches we see in every teenage dramas. The same jokes, same drama , this time with an indian protagonist. The ending of this series is so excruciatingly painfull to watch I took breaks in between the 27 min episode unable to handle the cringe that I've been subjected to. The show ends with a kiss, yeah.. I'm not even kidding. I don't want to go into spoiler territory because this show doesn't deserve it, the actors did well for a teenage drama, the characters are cookie cutter, predictable and specially written for a teenage drama. There are some scenes that I liked l though, There is a scene where the character will come out as gay (spoiler. I don't care) which is handled really well. Other than that, total **** show. The title doesn't even make sense to the contents of the show! 'never have I ever'? It's a complete marketing strategy. The John McEnroe's narration was really great, but it was wasted potential as the narration is given less screen time as the show goes on. You might've noticed me using the word teenage drama alot, BECAUSE IT IS ONE. AND NOTHING MORE. it is sometimes funny, and that's it. Every episode ends with a cool soundtrack that no one knows and begins just the same! Why am I even angry at this show?.moving on. cinematograpy? Bland. screenplay? Bland. Comedy? Okay, and good in some episodes. Plot? No one cares. Script? Awful! The last episode is just downright disrespectful to writers in general. Potential sequel? Definitely, it's Netflix we're talking about. None of the show is worth your time, you can't trust an online stranger with 'Ball_fondler ' as a username but believe me i've been through some **** This show has quite an inclusive cast. Asian, black , indian, and appeals to all genders. Which I'm not opposed to whatsoever. But the indian cast is just a ploy into making you think this is different, it's not! I don't have anything against the actors by making the previous statement. What more..? Yeah , the other three people that wrote reviews gave a positive rating. I'm gald they enjoyed the show even though it's hot garbage but what do I know. You might think I'm racist by giving this a bad review, before raging FYI I'm indian so... Gotcha!. Anyways don't watch it.… Expand

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Pronouns4Idiots

Jan 16, 2021

I turned this off after approximately 15 mins into eps. 1. The hackneyed, cumbersome narration by McEnroe was the initial red flag: the writing's so mindless instead of introducing characters organically through the story's progression, we are hammered w/ heavy-handed introductions--II turned this off after approximately 15 mins into eps. 1. The hackneyed, cumbersome narration by McEnroe was the initial red flag: the writing's so mindless instead of introducing characters organically through the story's progression, we are hammered w/ heavy-handed introductions--I suppose they find this whimsical and endearing in its formulaic presentation as implicitly nostalgic of children's books... as if we should aspire to the sophistication of kindergarten entertainment. Moving on, the second red flag was the inevitable mention of "racism," as we can't have any sort of Lib entertainment these days without having our light-hearted diversion interrupted by some mythical social justice theory (also highly aspirational w/ the analytical depth of, once again, kindergarten). And then, the final nail was the second mention of racism, this time qualified by the adjective "systemic," which i always find amusing since most Libs mistakenly substitute "systematic" as evidence they're just mindlessly regurgitating words w/o even inspecting their meaning and implications (don't even get me started on socialism). I do find it amusing how Mindy Kaling can be a proponent of the belief of a permeating system of oppression contingent purely on race when she's by all objective measures wildly successful; it boggles the mind and baffles the spirit. It's tantamount to being locked in Whole Foods and declaring yourself malnourished. It goes w/o saying, but for the sake of my own prolix self-satisfaction I will, there are superior young-adult dramadies. I suggest Search Party starring Alia Shawkat from Arrested Development--a nice hidden gem. P.S. I wonder how long this cultural phase of indulging illusory oppression will last and what will happen to the careers of all the imbecilic lemmings and grifters once we move onto the next very important, transitory thing.… Expand

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