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Mindy Kaling's coming-of-age comedy at Netflix has settled on a title, and it's also signed a sports icon to narrate the show.

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00:01Mindy Kaling's coming-of-age sitcom at Netflix finally has a name and added a new

00:06star to the project. The comedy called Never Have I Ever stars newcomer

00:10Mitreya Ramakrishnan, who plays Devi, a first-generation Indian-American girl,

00:14and is inspired by Kaling's own experiences growing up. In addition to revealing the

00:18sitcom's title, Kaling also signed on tennis icon John McEnroe to serve as the narrator

00:23for the series. McEnroe announced the exciting news on NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers.

00:28So all of a sudden, I get this call and eventually meet Mindy and say, would you like to be the

00:34narrator of the series? I say, are you kidding me?

00:36According to the sports legend, Kaling's parents were a big reason why she wanted him on board

00:40for the project.

00:41But her parents were big tennis fans growing up in India, and so they used to watch me play

00:47way back when.

00:48In the show, McEnroe will add a sentimental touch as he's Devi's late father's idol. Kaling

00:53co-created the series with Mindy Project writer and producer Lang Fisher, and the duo will also

00:58executive produce and serve as showrunners.

01:00Never Have I Ever has a 10-episode order and is such a premiere in 2020.

01:05Alright, for more on this story, head to THR.com. And until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News,

01:09I'm Neha Joy.