Mindy Kaling has just signed a two year, SEVEN figure deal to continue to write, produce, and star on The Office while she develops a new show for NBC!!
“NBC has always taken a chance on me as an on-screen talent, even though there are not Indian-American actresses and I’m not, like, a size zero, so it’s this incredible thing,” Kaling tells TVGuide.com. “There’s not a ton of people who look like me or do what I do.”
She says she is not sure about the type of show she wants to write, but she loves the idea of making a “buddy” show like another one of our faves, Flight of the Conchords!
Following in the footsteps of Tina Fey, I know Mindy Kaling will be making major steps for women and minorities on television.
“I’ve always wanted to do another show about women,” said Kaling, whose past credits include writing the WB pilot “Mindy and Brenda,” along with Brenda Withers, for Carsey-Werner and Steve Martin. That project was about two female best friends straight out of college.
As Kelly Kapoor would say, this is so AWESOME!
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