A new coming-of-age comedy series from Mindy Kaling gets series order at Netflix.
The streaming giant has ordered a new series inspires by the life of the 39-year-old actress. According to Variety, the still untitled project has received a 10-episode order and will follow the complicated life of a modern-day first generation Indian American teenage girl.
Kaling told the outlet, “Netflix approached me about doing a series on young Mindy. I wasn’t as interested in telling a period piece about an Indian girl growing up in the ’80s, but I told them I’d love to do a show about a 15 year old Indian girl now.”
The semi-autobiographical comedy is co-created, co-written and executive produced by Kaling and The Mindy Project co-exec producer Lang Fisher. Kaling and Fisher will also serve as showrunners.
Kaling’s first major television gig was a writing job in the first season of The Office. She then went on to create and star in The Mindy Project.
