She continued, “It was kind of needed in our community to have a rich, dreamy South Asian guy who was the object of our lead’s emotions.” Deacon Phillippe is introduced as Parker on the series. The multihyphenate said, “It feels natural in high school for a girl to have crushes on lots of different guys and it was an opportunity for us to showcase a good looking Indian guy on the show, which was important to me.” More love interests bring drama and entertainment, but Kaling said casting Pisharody on the show was especially significant to her. He seems to turn Devi’s love triangle with Paxton and Ben (portrayed by Jaren Lewison) into a square. One addition to the cast is Anirudh Pisharody, who plays a handsome family friend named Des. Darren Barnet plays Paxton on the hit Netflix series. During their session, Nash’s character asks, “Did we discover that being in a relationship doesn’t solve all of our problems?”ĭevi grapples with her question throughout the season as she struggles to feel confident in her relationship.Īs Devi makes revelations about herself and confronts her self-doubt in Season Three, she also meets a few new characters. Ryan after feeling insecure about her new relationship with Paxton, played by Darren Barnet.
In the Season Three premiere, Devi visits Dr. But being able to go to see and use her therapist as a resource is huge.” Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, seen at the premiere of "Never Have I Ever," stars as Devi. “(It) is such an important part of her life. “We have this 16-year-old girl (Devi, played by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) whose father died and (she) is dealing with that grief with Niecy Nash’s character Dr. Kaling told TODAY on the red carpet Thursday night that “destigmatizing (and) seeking help for mental health” have become big parts of the show and are overarching themes in the new season.
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