The beloved Netflix series that catapulted Maitreyi Ramakrishnan into teen stardom is nearing its end: In response to Ramakrishnan herself, the forged finished filming the fourth and final season. On August 3, 2022, the actress tweeted, āwe wrapped filming!! Itās all done! I feel so grateful and overwhelmed with emotions.ā In a profile with ELLE, she shared that ending the series that took her from an actual Canadian highschool to the fictional Sherman Oaks set was bittersweet. āItās like your first dog,ā she said. āIt doesnāt mean Iāll love the opposite dogs less. But Never Have I Ever will at all times be the primary one.ā
The show, created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, follows Indian-American teenager Devi Vishwakumar (Ramakrishnan) throughout her highschool years, meaning the ultimate season is anticipated to happen as Devi prepares for graduation. With season 3 having just arrived on Netflix, hereās what we all know in regards to the fourth and final chapter.
When will season 4 come out?
Deadline reports that the ultimate season is anticipated in 2023. Provided that season 4 has already wrapped filming, the last hurrah could arrive as early as next spring.
Why will season 4 be the showās last?
Erin Underhill, president of Universal Television, gave a straightforward explanation as to why the show wouldnāt stretch beyond a four-season arc: Highschool isnāt, in reality, ceaselessly. ā4 seasons of Never Have I Ever is actually exciting and a bit of bittersweet because, as a loyal fan, Iād love Deviās journey to go on ceaselessly,ā she said in a press release. āBut identical to highschool, all great things must come to an end…We are able toāt wait to experience the entire messiness, the LOLs and the tears that can surely unfold in Deviās senior 12 months.ā
Kaling and Fisher added that Never Have I Ever might be removed from their last series. (Kaling’s raunchy dramedy The Sex Lives of College Girls is already successful over on HBO Max). Said the pair, āWe are able toāt wait to disclose all of the steamy romance and hilarious adventures we now have in store for you. Due to all our fans to your support.ā
For her part, Ramakrishnan thanked audiences and promised to provide the series finale her āall.ā In a note posted to her social media, the lead actress said, āI’m so happy with us all and all the pieces this show has completed….Let’s do that another time, yeah?ā
Who might be within the forged?
Expect the standard players in season 4. Ramakrishnan, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet, Poorna Jagannathan, Ben Norris and other favorites are all confirmed to assist stick the landing, with Lewison teasing to ELLE that the ultimate season is āperfect.ā āI feel the way in which the writers approached this fourth season has been with such care and with such tenacious and meticulous planning that I feel all of us feel comforted by the proven fact that it was an ideal sendoff,ā he said. āThis fourth season is ideal.ā
Nonetheless, not everyone seems to be set to return: Anirudh Pisharody, who played Deviās latest boyfriend, Des, in season 3, told People his character is not going to appear in the ultimate chapter.
Who will win, Team Ben or Team Paxton?
The query of who will walk away with Deviās heart has remained one in every of Never Have I Everās most pertinent because the starting of season 1, with Barnetās Paxton Hall-Yoshida and Lewisonās Ben Gross gathering vocal supporters in each of their corners. While Ramakrishnan stays staunchly āTeam Deviāāand a latest love interest in season 3 adds some extra drama to the comboāFisher confirmed to ELLE that season 4 ends with a winner. āThere’s a selection. [Devi] makes a selectionā¦The winner wins,ā she says āThe one problem with it’sānow Iām learning, as weāre making season 4āIām like, āOne team goes to be real mad at me.āā
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Lauren Puckett-Pope is an associate editor at ELLE, where she covers news and culture.
