Season 2

**Season 2** is the second season of Netflix's series Never Have I Ever. On July 1, 2020, it was announced that the series is renewed for a second season. It premiered on July 15, 2021, on Netflix.

## Synopsis

A new love life, a new classmate and new reasons to bicker with mom give Devi plenty more ways to make courageous moves... and questionable decisions.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar
* Poorna Jagannathan as Nalini Vishwakumar
* Richa Shukla as Kamala Nandiwadal
* Jaren Lewison as Ben Gross
* Darren Barnet as Paxton Hall-Yoshida
* John McEnroe as The Narrator/Himself
* Ramona Young as Eleanor Wong
* Lee Rodriguez as Fabiola Torres

### Recurring Cast

* Megan Suri as Aneesa Qureshi
* Christina Kartchner as Eve Hjelm
* Common as Dr. Chris Jackson
* Niecy Nash as Dr. Jamie Ryan
* Adam Shapiro as Lyle Shapiro
* Ranjita Chakravarty as Nirmala Vishwakumar
* Hanna Stein as Shira Liedman
* Aitana Rinab as Zoe Maytag
* Adriyah Marie Young as Carley
* Rushi Kota as Prashant
* Martin Martinez as Oliver Martinez

### Guest Starring

* Cocoa Brown as Principal Grubbs
* Alexandra Billings as Jennifer Warner
* Tyler Alvarez as Malcolm Stone
* Utkarsh Ambudkar as Maneesh Kulkarni
* P.J. Byrne as Evan Safstrom
* K.T Thangavelu as Charu as •Karthik
* Donielle Nash as Sasha
* Andrea Ramos as Rosalia
* Helen Hong as Sharon Wong
* Tohoru Masamune as Kevin Hall-Yoshida
* Kelly Sullivan as June Hall-Yoshida
* Lily D. Moore as Rebecca Hall-Yoshida
* Eugene Prokofiev as Setseg Levakiba
* Andrew Tinpo Lee as Paul Wong

## Trivia

* On November 23, 2020, Netflix shared a video of the cast back in production and introducing the new cast member, Megan Suri as Aneesa Qureshi.
* After around three months of being on Netflix, *Never Have I Never* was renewed on July 1, 2020.
* Netflix and producer Universal Television were aiming for a Nov. 10 start date to start production.
	+ News of the show’s return to set came around four months after Netflix picked it up for a second season.
* On December 31, 2020, Deadline announced that Netflix delayed production return of Never Have I Ever amid Covid-19 surge in Los Angeles. The series was scheduled to resume filming the week of January 4, 2021.
* Chrissy Teigen had a guest voiceover role in one episode of this of *Never Have I Ever*. But she decided to step away from the role in the wake of revelations that she once engaged in online bullying against model and reality TV personality Courtney Stodden.
* The cast and creators hosted a fan-focused trailer event on June 17 at 8pm PST. Featuring Mindy Kaling, Lang Fisher, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Darren Barnet, Jaren Lewison, Lee Rodriguez, Ramona Young, Poorna Jagannathan, Richa Shukla, and Megan Suri, the event involved games, a fan Q&A, and teaser clips, all leading up to a live debut of the season 2 trailer.

## References

1. ↑ 'Never Have I Ever' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix - Hollywood Reporter
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Common Joins Season 2 Of Mindy Kaling’s Netflix Series ‘Never Have I Ever’ As Recurring
3. ↑ Rushi Kota Returns To 'Never Have I Ever'
4. ↑ ‘Never Have I Ever’: ‘American Vandal’ Alum Tyler Alvarez Joins Season 2 As Recurring
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 ‘Never Have I Ever’: Utkarsh Ambudkar & P.J. Byrne Join Season 2 Of Mindy Kaling’s Netflix Series
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 ‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 2: Netflix Release Date & What We Know So Far
7. ↑ Twitter Announcement
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 ‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 2 to Start Production in November (EXCLUSIVE)
9. ↑ ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’, ‘Good Girls’ & ‘Never Have I Ever’ Among Universal TV Series Delaying Production Return Amid Covid-19 Surge In Los Angeles
10. ↑ Chrissy Teigen Will Be Recast In ‘Never Have I Ever’ Guest Voiceover Role Amid Controversy
11. ↑ Netflix Teases Never Have I Ever Season 2 Trailer with New Images