Interview: Jaren Lewison and Darren Barnet Dish on Their Bromance Scene in Never Have I Ever Season 3

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The third season of Netflix's coming-of-age comedy-drama Never Have I Ever gets straight to the action and gives fans what they've always wanted: a scene between the show's two core romantic interests, Ben and Paxton, respectively played by Jaren Lewison and Darren Barnet.

Created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, the show has been well acclaimed since its first season in 2020. The series follows Indian-American teenager Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and her journey through high school, which involves friends, family drama, and lots of boys. Season two began in rocky territory with Devi controversially dating both boys, and concluded with her choosing Paxton as her date to the school dance. In its final scenes, Ben confirms that he still has feelings for Devi and the plot continues to thicken in the new season. Devi and Paxton discover that have some intimacy issues caused by the boy-crazed teen's obsession with public perception, and Ben sabotages his relationship with his new girlfriend, Aneesa.

Related: Never Have I Ever Season 3 Review

Game Rant had the opportunity to chat with Jaren Lewison and Darren Barnet about the new season. We spoke about their initial reaction to their big scene together, both of their character's journey throughout season three, and even got a few hints at the «mind blowing» plans for season four.

Game Rant: I was so impressed with the new season, especially the nice bromance moment between your characters. It felt like it was a long time coming. What was your initial reaction when you read the script and saw this scene?

Jaren Lewison: I think I read it first and texted Darren immediately. I was like, “Dude, we have a scene together, and you're not going to believe what it is.” When we