'The Mindy Project' will feature familiar faces in Season 5
BEVERLY HILLS -- B.J. Novak, Bill Hader and Nasim Pedrad will guest star in season 5 of The Mindy Project.
Showrunner Mindy Kaling and executive producer Matt Warburton announced the cast additions at Hulu's Television Critics Association presentation on Friday.
Hader, who has been a guest star on the show since season 1, plays Mindy Lahiri's ex-boyfriend who broke her heart.
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Novak, Kaling's Office co-star, will return as Latin professor Jaime. Novak's character appeared in season 1 as one of Lahiri's love interests, until he realized he was actually in love with his best girl friend Lucy.
In season 5, Kaling said, Novak will return for a "juicy little arc."
Novak, who is close friends with Kaling in real life, has also served as an executive producer on the series.
Also coming to season five: Saturday Night Live alum Nasim Pedrad.
The Iranian-American actress will play Leo's (Mindy and Danny's son) pediatrician.
"I've been dying to write for her forever," Kaling said of Pedrad. "She fits so perfectly in our world."
The casting news came hours after showrunners announced Bryan Greenberg will join the cast as a new pediatric nurse. Rebecca Rittenhouse will also star as a a young new doctor at Shulman & Associates.
During the TCA panel, Kaling and Warburton also revealed that there will be a Pokemon Go joke next season -- and some more Danny Castellano (Chris Messina).
"He's still in the world of the show, so fans don't have to worry," Kaling said.
But fans do have to wait until the first episode of season five -- titled "Decision 2016" -- to find out which romantic interest Mindy Lahiri ends up picking.
One intriguing potential storyline: An episode called "If I Was Born a White Man,” where Mindy Lahiri's character would experience sexism and then wake up a white male. Kaling said that episode has yet to be pitched to Hulu, however.
The show, which switched to Hulu last season after three seasons on Fox, returns to Hulu on Oct. 4. It will be 16 episodes, cut down from the 26 episodes in season 4.
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