Mindy Kaling talks about her diverse, inclusive, 'sexy' TV shows
Mindy Kaling knows the importance of diverse storytelling, dynamic character development, and “shows about horny young women who want to be in relationships.” A
Mindy Kaling knows the importance of diverse storytelling, dynamic character development, and “shows about horny young women who want to be in relationships.”
At the Time 100 2022 Summit on Tuesday, Kaling and Netflix’s global head of TV Bela Bajaria talked about creating entertaining television shows that also prioritize inclusive storytelling. Kaling and Bajaria worked together on “The Mindy Project” and in bringing the hit series “Never Have I Ever” to Netflix.
“What I like about the shows is they’re not like, ‘We’re going to teach you how to be inclusive,’” Kaling said during the panel event. “They’re just really entertaining and sexy and fun, and what’s so shrewd about the way [Netflix] has programmed its shows is they just happen to have casts that we never see traditionally.”
She said she brings diversity to her shows by thinking about the kind of television she’d want to watch.
“As it turns out, those are shows about horny young women who want to be in relationships,” Kaling said. “What they show more than actual sex — they show women who are longing for connection and relationships, and women who’ve been traditionally told you can’t want to be in sexual situations or to be sexy, being able to explore that in a funny way.”
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