Mindy Kaling Semi-Autobiographical Comedy Nabs Netflix Series Order
Mindy Kaling has another promising, and somewhat personal, new project in the works.
Netflix has greenlit a 10-episode half-hour series order for a semi-autobiographical comedy centered around a first generation Indian-American teenage girl. Kaling confirmed the news on Instagram following reporting from multiple outlets.
"I’m joining the @netflix fam!" she captioned a post featuring reporting on the show. "@loulielang and I are working on a brand-new @netflix TV comedy...about the life of a modern-day first generation Indian American teenage girl. Get ready for lots of relatable, awkward teen moments."
A post shared by Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) on Mar 20, 2019 at 2:20pm PDT
The show was created by Kaling and Lang Fisher, who will serve as showrunner. Meanwhile, the Office alum will write and executive produce the as-of-yet untitled project. The pair previously worked together on Kaling's sitcom The Mindy Project.
In a January interview, Kaling spoke with Variety about a being approached by the streaming giant concerning producing a coming-of-age comedy centered around “young Mindy.”
“I wasn’t as interested in telling a period piece about an Indian girl growing up in the ’80s,” she explained to the outlet. “But I told them I’d love to do a show about a 15-year-old Indian girl now.”
On top of this new show, Kaling is currently producing a series adaptation of the film Four Weddings and Funeral with Universal, which will debut on Hulu.
She also wrote and stars in Late Night, a forthcoming comedy centered around an Indian woman who’s a new writer on a late-night show that’s on the verge of cancellation. Emma Thompson plays the mercurial host, whom Kaling’s character helps attempt to rescue her career.
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