Never Have I Ever season 3: release date, trailer and latest news

"Have you met Devi? Do you think she's someone who will all of a sudden become reasonable and not create any more messes for herself? I think not," co-creator Lang Fisher told Netflix's TUDUM. "Rest assured, there are some hilarious and fun bumps in the road ahead."

That love triangle could become a love square this season thanks to the arrival of Des – the son of Devi's mother's friend played by Anirudh Pisharody.

"Ben and Paxton should feel worried. Des is the total package," Fisher added. "When he shows up, it's a little hard for Devi to focus her attention on anyone else. I think you can imagine how that might shake up the season."

Here's everything you need to know about Never Have I Ever season 3 ahead of its release this Friday.

Will there be a Never Have I Ever season 3?

CONFIRMED: Never Have I Ever will return for a third season on Netflix, after the latest run of episodes earned strong reviews and rocketed to the number one spot the streamer's UK top ten list.

The show's official social media page announced the news with a compilation of clips of our favourite characters expressing their shock and excitement.

Never Have I Ever season 3 release date

Netflix has confirmed the release date for Never Have I Ever's third season, with the 10 new episodes arriving on Friday 12th August.

Production on the upcoming season began in November 2021 and wrapped back in March of this year, with creator Mindy Kaling announcing via Instagram that the show had been renewed for a fourth and final season.

Who stars in Never Have I Ever season 3?

We are now aware of who features in the Never Have I Ever cast for season 3.

• Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar
• Jaren Lewison as Ben Gross
• Anirudh Pisharody as Nirdesh
• Poorna Jagannathan as Dr Nalini Vishwakumar
• Darren Barnet as Paxton Hall-Yoshida
• Richa Moorjani as Kamala Nandiwadal
• Ramona Young as Eleanor Wong
• Lee Rodriguez as Fabiola Torres
• Megan Suri as Aneesa Qureshi
• John McEnroe as himself
• Ranjita Chakravarty as Nirmala Vishwakumar
• Utkarsh Ambudkar as Mr Manish Kulkarni
• Niecy Nash as Dr Jamie Ryan
• Andy Samberg as himself
• Sarayu Blue as Rhyah
• Deacon Philippe as Parker

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is returning in the lead role of high school student Devi Vishwakumar and we can also expect to see more from Lee Rodriguez, Ramona Young and Megan Suri as close friends Fabiola, Eleanor and Aneesa.

Meanwhile, Darren Barnet and Jaren Lewison are reprising their roles as Devi's love interests Paxton and Ben, alongside Richa Moorjani as Devi's cousin, Kamala, and Poorna Jagannathan as her mother, Nalini.

Niecy Nash is set to return as Dr Jamie Ryan and former tennis player John McEnroe will be providing his narration once again.

As for new characters, Big Sky's Anirudh Pisharody will be joining the gang as Des – a new friend of Devi's who goes to a local private school.

Never Have I Ever season 3 trailer

Netflix released a trailer for Never Have I Ever's third season last month, teasing Devi's brand new relationship with Paxton and the arrival of Des – a new friend of Devi's played by Anirudh Pisharody.

If you need more, however, you can watch the show's first two minutes on the TUDUM website, which shared the sneak-peek video earlier this week in which Devi and Paxton walk into school as an official couple.

Never Have I Ever season 3 theories

**SPOILERS FOR SEASON 2**

Season two was a wild ride for Devi, who started off with two boyfriends and an expectation that she'd be moving to India really soon, but actually ended up staying in the US with her grandmother moving in.

In the season finale, she reconciled with Paxton and the two officially became an item as the heartbroken Ben watched on, having realised that he still had feelings for her.

Fans of Ben and Devi needn't give up hope however, with series creator Mindy Kaling hinting in a recent interview that the road to love for Paxton and Devi won't be a smooth one.

"I've watched enough romantic comedies that it's not interesting unless it's constantly shifting and changing," she told Entertainment Weekly. "Having the lead character be happy in love is not super interesting to me. It's more suspenseful when we don't know."

Jaren Lewinson, who plays Ben, added that Ben may start to doubt his new relationship with Aneesa (Megan Suri). "That scene gave me goosebumps because I realised Ben has such an inner conflict that has just surfaced that he's now going to have to deal with.

"You're thinking, OK, he's kind of got this relationship with Aneesa [Megan Suri] going on. And it's like, can he continue putting his heart into that? Or is his heart in a different place? And if it is, can he even do anything about it? How do you navigate that? I'm really excited, fingers crossed, for season three to see that explored.

"It's a situation that we've never seen him in. Both of those girls have some really incredible qualities that Ben's really attracted to, and I think it's going to come down to what is going to make him a better person. Who's going to challenge him in specific ways, and who's going to make him feel seen?"

As for Devi's journey in season 3, co-creator Lang Fisher told TUDUM that a major theme is "self confidence".

"We wanted to show that it doesn't matter if you have everything you've ever wanted on the outside, if you don't believe in yourself on the inside. Devi's greatest hurdle this season — like many teen girls' — is to learn to love herself," she added.

Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan recently told Variety her top hope for a potential third season: "I’d like to see her [Devi] stand up for herself a little more and just speak her mind.

"Not the way that she does already where she’s doing it at the detriment of other people, but just, say how you feel when she’s not feeling OK.

"We got a glimpse of that in season two when she stands up to Paxton and says, 'OK then this is not going to work out. I’m sorry.' That was a really nice beginning to something that could be really great, about her speaking her mind."

Beyond that, the writers will have to chart a future course for Devi and Paxton, after the young couple turned up to their winter dance together, making their romance public to the rest of the school – but will it last?

Never Have I Ever season 3 arrives on Netflix on Friday 12th August. Seasons 1-2 are streaming on Netflix. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our TV Guide to see what's on tonight.

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