{"id":33712,"date":"2023-06-12T12:17:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T10:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1841562"},"modified":"2023-06-12T12:46:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T10:46:05","slug":"never-have-i-ever-isnt-returning-for-season-5-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/never-have-i-ever-isnt-returning-for-season-5-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Have I Ever isn\u2019t returning for season 5 \u2013 here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Mindy Kaling lifts the lid. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Abby Robinson\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 12 June 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Never Have I Ever season 4 has come to a close, with\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/never-have-i-ever-cast\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Devi<\/a> (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and co waving\u00a0goodbye to Sherman Oaks High and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/never-have-i-ever-season-4-ending-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">heading into the next chapter of her life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, we won\u2019t be accompanying Devi to college and beyond, with the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/never-have-i-ever-season-4-release-date-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">fourth season<\/a> of Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher\u2019s comedy confirmed to be the last.<\/p>\n<p>The comedy-drama follows Devi as she navigates life after her father\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>For those who have followed Devi every step of the way through grief, a love triangle, conflicts with her best friends and multiple fiery confrontations with her no-nonsense mother, it\u2019s been genuinely heartening to watch her grow and feel more at home in her skin as she waves goodbye to Sherman Oaks High and heads into the next chapter of her life.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/never-have-i-ever-season-4-ending-explained\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">season 4 provides plenty of closure<\/a>, and <em>finally<\/em> settles the love triangle saga.<\/p> <p>Read on to find out why Never Have I Ever is concluding with its fourth season. But <strong>beware<\/strong>, there are <strong>spoilers<\/strong> ahead for season 4!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why won\u2019t there be a Never Have I Ever season 5?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"\/\/www.etonline.com\/mindy-kaling-on-why-it-was-time-for-never-have-i-ever-to-end-exclusive-182037&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">ET Online<\/a>, Kaling emphasised the fact that Never Have I Ever was always written as a \u201chigh school show\u201d, so it \u201cmade sense\u201d to wrap up once Devi headed off to college.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">\u201cThey can\u2019t be in high school forever,\u201d she added. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen those shows. You\u2019ve been in high school for 12 years. What is going on here?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kaling echoed that in an interview with <span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\"><a href=\"\/\/www.eonline.com\/amp\/news\/1342326\/why-the-never-have-i-ever-creators-didnt-want-to-follow-the-characters-to-college&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">E! News<\/a><\/span><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">: <\/span><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">\u201cUnfortunately, young people grow up and you can\u2019t be 17 forever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also the issue of adults playing teenagers, which can be distracting. Darren Barnet, who plays Paxton, is 32 years old, which has become a running joke among the show\u2019s faithful viewers.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">\u201cThe actors get older and it starts looking insane that a 34-year-old is playing a 15-year-old,\u201d said Kaling. She got that right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Barnet himself also revealed whether he could see the series returning with possibly another instalment with new characters when <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/never-have-i-ever-darren-barnet-devi-season-4-decision-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">chatting exclusively to <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong><\/a>. He said: \u201cMan, I\u2019m an actor on the show. If I was a writer, I might know, but I don\u2019t know nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/never-have-i-ever-netflix-96b72fd.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/never-have-i-ever-netflix-96b72fd.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/never-have-i-ever-netflix-96b72fd.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source 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class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>But while fans of the show will undoubtedly be sad to say goodbye to Devi and co, achieving a four-season run in Netflix\u2019s current economy is cause for celebration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">\u201cWe got to know the characters,\u201d she told <a href=\"\/\/www.etonline.com\/mindy-kaling-on-why-it-was-time-for-never-have-i-ever-to-end-exclusive-182037&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">ET Online<\/a>. \u201cWe really told the story of this 15-year-old girl and that felt like the perfect amount of time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">Kaling also praised the streamer for giving them the opportunity to \u201ctell stories that you wouldn\u2019t necessarily be able to tell in traditional network shows\u201d, adding: \u201cAnd so we feel good.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\"><a href=\"\/\/www.eonline.com\/amp\/news\/1342326\/why-the-never-have-i-ever-creators-didnt-want-to-follow-the-characters-to-college&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">E! News<\/a><\/span><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">, she emphasised the importance of people able to chart \u201c<span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">the characters\u2019 growth\u201d, adding: \u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">It was a very emotional finale. I truly love this world and what the actors brought to these characters. It made it one of the best creative experiences of my life.\u201d<\/span><\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6328665389112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>As for the future, Lang told E! that they \u201c<span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">did talk about\u201d revisiting the world of Never Have I Ever further down the line, but came to the conclusion that it\u2019s a \u201chard jump to make\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cI<span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">t\u2019s hard to get people to care about [characters] as much as you cared in the first iteration. It just felt like if we ever wanted to come back to these characters again, we would just have to start with a whole new show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">\u201cIt just felt a little tricky to make that leap.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Never Have I Ever seasons 1-4 are available to stream now on Netflix.<\/strong> <strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Comedy<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Take part in\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/the-screen-test\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>the Screen Test<\/strong><\/a><strong>, a project from Radio Times and the Universities of Sussex and Brighton, to explore the role of television and audio in our lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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