Mindy Kaling Says She Could Never Write “Euphoria”

Mindy Kaling, cocreator of the teenager drama “By no means Have I Ever,” has mentioned she might by no means make a present like “Euphoria.”

“I like ‘Euphoria’ and I feel Eden Arielle Gordon Sam [Levinson] is sort of a genius,” she mentioned in an Aug. 12 interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “I feel he has loads to say about issues like intercourse and drug use and dependancy and people are extremely attention-grabbing, however we do not have a ton of expertise in that,” she mentioned of herself and cocreator Lang Fisher. “I watch that present on the sting of my seat, vicariously, however I really feel like nerds lusting over guys is extra what we really feel comfy writing about in order that’s why we do that. We write about strivers and dorks and people who find themselves underestimated.”

Fisher agreed, including, “Mindy and I should not cool sufficient to put in writing ‘Euphoria.’ I can not think about us ever like, ‘Alright now she goes and does heroin.’ We function fairly succinctly and safely within the TV-14 house, and in addition we weren’t like ‘Euphoria’ teenagers. Mindy and I have been goody-goodies who have been dorks and perhaps every had like half a boyfriend.”

The third season of “By no means Have I Ever” premiered on Aug. 12. It options Reese Witherspoon’s son Deacon Phillippe as antagonistic new character Parker in his performing debut. It additionally focuses on central character Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan)’s relationships with Paxton and Ben. (Kaling has additionally elaborated on whether or not she’s Group Paxton or Group Ben.) In the meantime, Anirudh Pisharody additionally made his debut this season as engaging newcomer Nirdesh.

Kaling, who rose to fame on “The Workplace,” has ascended as an government producer lately and is at present engaged on “Legally Blonde 3.” However although she’s taken on quite a lot of management recently, she’s clarified that she has no want to be something like her “The Workplace” boss, Michael Scott.