Darren Barnet Didn’t Like Jaren Lewison At First, And Other Secrets Revealed From The Cast Of “Never Have I Ever”

Congrats on the final season! When you look back on this ride, what was your first impression of each other and who has surprised you the most?

Jaren: Darren didn’t like me at first.

Darren: Yeah, I didn’t like him. We were in the same screen test day and I thought he was reading for my role so I was like, oh competition. I'm very focused when I'm about to do my thing and he was just chipper little Jaren.

Jaren: I was just excited to be there!

Darren: I thought you were trying to get in my head and mess with me. So I was like, alright. When we came to the first table read that all switched. I was like, he's my co-worker, hopefully going to become my friend. I think we all became friends very quickly. It was amazing.

Maitreyi: I think my first impressions of you guys are pretty spot on. I like to think you’re (at Jaren) the same person I met that first day. And I feel like I quickly got down that you're (at Darren) an absolute dork. Like people think Darren is suave, like super slick. No, it’s all a front. He’s just a brilliant actor.