

Her track record - beloved shows like The Mindy Project and Never Have I Ever (starring another Canadian, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) - was one of the key reasons the stars of the new coming-of-age comedy were eager to work with her. Kaling is no stranger to creating television shows that highlight multifaceted minority stories that are rarely done justice by the mainstream. While being away from home for the first time in their lives, the ladies are obviously focused on their education but are also trying to figure themselves out mentally, emotionally, and sexually. The Sex Lives of College Girls focuses on four female college freshmen entering a new stage of adulting at an affluent college. & amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp nbsp Talk about being qualified for the job in both education and real-life experience.įun Fact: you can also see her in the Crave limited series, The D Cut, which tells the story of a real-life queer pay-what-you-can hair salon fighting to stay open during a gentrification blitz in its Montreal neighbourhood.

Acting has always been a passion of Kaur’s, so much so that she studied at the competitive Acting Conservatory at York University. The Markham, Ontario native has Canadian roots, which gets her even more love from us (in our totally unbiased opinion). “There’s a lot of Brown girls, especially in Brampton and Vancouver, that have not seen a Brown girl exploring her sexuality on screen, so this will be great for them.” “Canada’s so multicultural, and we have a multicultural cast,” Kaur shared. Most visible minorities have felt unheard by the stories told on television, and Kaur hopes this show will make at least some young women feel seen.
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One thing lead Amrit Kaur appreciates about the series is that it showcases a range of different experiences through its multi-racial cast. The last show of that ilk was Girls(which aired from 2012 to 2017), so TSLOCG is really bringing that type of experience to a new generation. “It has been a while since the world has seen young women on television discussing sexuality with a sense of humour,” Kaur shared with Etalk’s Chloe Wilde.

& amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp amp nbsp Picture Sex and the City, but instead of NYC, it's a preppy college campus with girls 20 years younger.Īccording to the four main leads, it's about time for a diverse cast of college-aged ladies to get an opportunity to tackle the raw (and honestly, funny) topics of sex, relationships and GPAs. The comedy mastermind took a walk down memory lane to co-create and executive produce the new series The Sex Lives of College Girls ( watch new episodes Thursdays on Crave).
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While that's up for debate, Mindy Kaling at least thinks those years are drama- and comedy-filled enough to make a stellar TV show. Many have said that your college years are the best years of your life.
