I have never celebrated its fourth and final season premiere on Thursday, but with two key elements missing – co-creators Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, who skipped the event amid the writers’ strike.
“I love what I can do and I understand how lucky I am to be able to work in Hollywood,” Kaling wrote on her Instagram account hours before the red carpet in Los Angeles, explaining her decision to step down. hold with the WGA. “I hope the strike will end soon. It sucks to miss all these fun and meaningful milestones, but it’s a great example of what we’re willing to sacrifice to be treated fairly.
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The show continued, however, as stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Darren Barnet, Jaren Lewison, Richa Moorjani, Poorna Jagannathan, Lee Rodriguez and Ramona Young walked the press line and talked about the Netflix show’s final 10 episodes. .
“I’ve always trusted our writers, so it really was no surprise that this was an incredible finale. I’m so happy and proud to be part of such an incredible and impactful show,” Barnet told about reading the final scripts, while Lewison added, “The time, the effort, the care, the authenticity, the honesty, the creativity that they put into this last season, it’s nothing less than shine.
The stars also weighed in on how they think the finale will be received by the show’s dedicated fans, with Ramakrishnan teasing, “They’re going to be shocked – a lot of fans are going to be upset, a lot of fans are going to be happy. But I think what really grounds the show is Devi’s journey, and that part is amazing I think it doesn’t matter what team you’re on, you’re going to love it, just for the fact that the hero’s journey of Devi ends really well.
Lewison agreed, saying, “I think half of them are probably going to be really excited and the other half are probably going to be in absolute desperation. I hope they understand why this had to happen and trust the writers.
Barnet joked about the frequent Team Ben or Team Paxton dynamic: “There’s nothing but division in this whole show, but at the end of the day Devi ends up being happy, so I think that’s all that should matter. I hope everyone is happy with this result.
The cast also revealed with items they took from set, with Rodriguez winning a science fair trophy, Moorjani securing a lamp from the Vishwakumar house, Barnet (accidentally) wearing a number of socks home (“I just didn’t know I wasn’t supposed to keep them until the end of the season”) and Lewison having the entire team sign off on his series finale script.
And as to how he hopes the series will be remembered, Barnet said, “Diverse, inclusive and organic storytelling that really went the extra mile to tell it authentically and I hope we showed due diligence in playing the characters, I know the writers did. I just hope it’s a show where everyone can see themselves in some way.
I have never season four begins airing June 8.
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