as Freddy Malick, the father of Gideon Malick, who eventually becomes the future head of HYDRA in America.

In addition to Never Have I Ever, Darren is currently guest-starring on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. There’s so much to dive into with Paxton! Darren Barnet in a scene from ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ (ABC) On top of that, Darren wants to know what Paxton’s plans are after high school. He wants to explore the dynamic with Paxton’s little sister Rebecca, who has Down syndrome, and his parents. The show hasn’t been renewed for season 2 ( yet), but Darren revealed that he would love to see Paxton’s “home life a little bit more” in a second season. You know, spoiler alert, they end up kissing at the end, so season 2 could be a very interesting little rivalry dynamic.” Ben has his reservations because that’s his competition. I definitely think that they could be friends. “I would say I would love to have a scene where Ben tries out for the swim team, and he wants to swim so bad and I become his Mr. Darren doesn’t see why these two couldn’t end up friends one day. Paxton and Ben don’t have much interaction in season 1, but that could change in season 2. I’ve always been somewhat of a book judged by my cover, so I wanted to give people great things to read beyond that.” Obviously, I was in the gym 6 days a week trying to get the body that they wanted and that I would be proud of for camera, but I really wanted to make him human. I just made it my mission when they said he’s a jock and an aloof heartthrob, but he has a heart of gold, so I really wanted to focus on the heart of gold part.

We want you to bring yourself to these characters, and we want this to be an open playground for you to test things out or ask us to add things.’ It was just a very open platform, which was great. “They were like, ‘Look, you guys fit the bill, but it’s what you brought to it. “It was really a treat Mindy and Lang both took time to let us know why they chose us,” Darren revealed. I think that’d be interesting to watch,” he continued.ĭarren Barnet and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in ‘Never Have I Ever.’ (Netflix)įrom the very beginning, Darren wanted Paxton to be more than just a stereotypical jock character. “I think it’d be interesting seeing Paxton who’s always had everything come so easily have a girl that he likes that he may not be able to acquire. He doesn’t think it would be a “great message” to have it be so easy for Paxton. “What I would like to see is Paxton in a role reversal with Devi, where he maybe is pining for her,” Darren said. Slowly but surely, the beginnings of a love triangle began to form as fans decided whether or not they’re Team Paxton or Team Ben.ĭarren told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that he would love to see the tables be turned on Paxton in season 2. Throughout the first season, Devi pines over the dreamy Paxton Hall-Yoshida ( Darren Barnet) and goes head-to-head with her supposed archenemy Ben Gross ( Jared Lewison). The series follows Indian-American teen Devi ( Maitreyi Ramakrishnan), an overachieving sophomore trying to navigate high school after the loss of her father. Never Have I Ever debuted in April on Netflix and became an instant hit.

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