Mindy Kaling on Why It Was Time for 'Never Have I Ever' to End (Exclusive)

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Mindy Kaling is getting ready for the final chapter of Netflix's coming-of-age comedy, which Kaling is co-created, is coming to an end with the fourth season, the streaming service announced in March.

While it will be a while before the series says goodbye, as the final season is slated to premiere in 2023, Kaling explained why it was time to let Devi (played by breakout star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) grow up.«Four seasons for a high school show felt like it made sense,» Kaling told ET's Matt Cohen while promoting her ambassadorship with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network ahead of their national fundraising event, PanCAN PurpleStride, on April 30. (She also offered an updated on .) «They can’t be in high school forever.

We've seen those shows. Like, you've been in high school for 12 years. What is going on here? Also, the actors get older and it starts looking insane that a 34-year-old is playing a 15-year-old.»«So there are some things are built-in doing a high school show that felt like, OK this is time,» she added. «But the truth is, we got to know the characters.

The great thing about doing it on Netflix is that we got to tell stories that you wouldn’t necessarily be able to tell in traditional network shows and so we feel good.