00:00This day is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S. This day is bananas. B-A-N-A-S.
00:07This day is totally bananas because Mindy Kaling's new Netflix comedy has found its leading lady.
00:13Newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has landed the leading role in the streaming platform's
00:17upcoming sitcom about a modern-day, first-generation South Asian American teenage girl
00:22which is set to be inspired by Kaling's own childhood. Kaling will serve as a writer,
00:26executive producer and showrunner in the yet-to-be-named comedy and Netflix already gave it a
00:31straight-to-series order for 10 episodes. Ramakrishnan will be making her screen debut as
00:37Davey, an overachieving high school sophomore who has a short fuse that puts her in some
00:41sticky situations. Kaling originally called for an open casting call for a number of leading
00:45roles for the upcoming series and according to the actress herself, the casting notice
00:49drew in thousands of responses and close to 15,000 audition tapes were sent in. At the time
00:55of her casting, Ramakrishnan had no representation but is now repped by Sandra Gillis
00:59of Premier Artist Management in Toronto. No word yet on who else Kaling has casted in the series
01:04and although a release date has yet to be set, the show is currently in pre-production
01:08and is set to shoot in L.A. For more on Mindy's new Netflix series and more casting updates,
01:12head over to THR.com and until next time for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.
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