THE MINDY PROJECT: Matt Warburton on Moving to Hulu, Meeting the ‘Male Mindy,’ Danny’s ‘Weird,’ ‘Internal,’ ‘Neurotic’ Journey
September 14, 2015 by Marisa Roffman
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THE MINDY PROJECT’s second life — on Hulu — is just around the corner.
Almost immediately after the comedy was canceled at Fox, rumors started circulating that Hulu was looking to revive the series. It took only nine days for the move to become official, and the show was even able to come back as the traditional fall season kicked off.
The season 4 premiere picks up immediately where season 3 ended: after Danny discovered Mindy never told her parents about their relationship — and after he made it clear he doesn’t have a desire to get married again — he is in India, on a mysterious mission.
As Danny’s away, Mindy goes on her own journey. In “While I Was Sleeping,” she dreams what life might be like if she was in a relationship with someone a bit more similar to herself.
I spoke with THE MINDY PROJECT showrunner Matt Warburton about the show’s move, creating the “male Mindy,” Danny at “his most weird and internal and neurotic,” and more…